Corinthians and América Mineiro face at Arena Corinthians, in a match for the 8 th round of Serie A. In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 16-10-2016, which ended in a victory for Corinthians by (2-0), and a more recent on 06-30-2016, which ended in a Corinthians victory by (0-2). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Corinthians:
The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Sport Recife, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost out to Internacional by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Corinthians has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored with Regularity, as they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Corinthians is one of the clubs with the greatest tradition in national football, since throughout its history it won the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship seven times, being the most recent title conquered just last year. In the Paulista Championship this year, the team was champion for the twenty-ninth time, beating rival Palmeiras on penalties by 3×4, after having lost at home by 0x1 and winning away from home by the same score. In Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, the team is fighting to stay in the top positions, currently three points behind the leader, Flamengo. In the last five games that Corinthians played in their stadium, in four scored goals. We believe that in this match, by playing against an adversary that is fragile as a visitor, Corinthians will be able to be superior to América Minero during practically the whole match and will achieve a victory inside their stadium.
América Mineiro:
After 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 10 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Botafogo, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against São Paulo, by (1-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 11 victories and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches América Unoiro has won 1, tied 5 and lost 4. Defensive consistency has not been their best, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
America Mineiro is a club that never won the title of the Brazilian championship of Serie A, only that of Serie B, twice, the last in 2017, a title that guaranteed access to the elite of Brazilian football. In this season of 2018 the team was eliminated in the semifinal of the mining championship and for the Brazilian championship of the Serie A it has been playing well: at home it has three victories and one defeat, but when it acts as a visitor its performance is bad, because it lost the two first matches and tied by 2×2 against Ceará, a modest team that occupies the penultimate position of the table. So, we believe you will have many difficulties in this visit to Corinthians.
PREDICTION: Corinthians to win @ 1.54
