Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa prediction and betting tips on May 22, 2025
Brazil Cup
Game Prediction
A return match between Atletico Mineiro and Maringa will take place in the 1/16 finals of the Brazilian Cup on May 22, 2025. The favourite did not win on the away field, but any victory at its native arena will be enough for it.
Our prediction for the match Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa
The team from Belo Horizonte got 47 points last season. As a result, it is in 13th position in the final table of 2024. The current guests from Parana became third in the fourth division of Brazil. That was enough to rise to the Serie C.
Speaking about the new season, Hulk and the company took the state championship, also with a 4-0 rout in the first final match with America Mineiro. They started weakly, with a couple of points in 4 rounds in the Serie A, and then they won in the games against Botafogo, Juventude and Fluminense, and only the struggle with Cruzeiro brought a 0-0 draw. As for the Copa Sudamericana, the club beat only Iquique (and then lost to this rival at the away arena). It played with a 3-1 score in the meeting with Caracas in Venezuela. The guests were able to reach the final of Paranaense, losing to Operario only on penalties there. And it started strongly in the Serie C, without losing. Still, the team lost to CSA, and there was a spectacular 2-2 draw in the encounter with Botafogo PB in May.
Alexi Stival’s footballers confidently beat Tocantinopolis (a 2-0 result on the away field) and Manaus (a 4-1 score at the native arena) in the cup tournament. And they lost to Maringa (0-1 and 1-2), but were able to draw in the away meeting. The opponent had knocked out Juventude (1-0) and União (4-2) while playing at home before.
Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa: key statistics and trends
- Atletico Mineiro has won 3 of its 5 previous matches.
- On average, Atletico Mineiro scores 1.11 goals and concedes 1.11 goals per meeting.
- 44% of Atletico Mineiro’s games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggles is 2.22.
- Maringa has not won in 2 confrontations in a row.
Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa: possible starting line-ups
Atletico Mineiro (possible line-up): Everson – Alonso, Vitor Hugo, Rabello – Dias, Scarpa, Vera, Miloski – Cuello, Hulk, Rony.
Maringa (possible line-up): Dias Pinheiro – Gomes dos Santos, Gustavo Vilar, Max Miller Araujo Loiola – Custolio dos Santos, de Carvalho, Elilson, Ceara, Raphael Ribeiro Soares – da Silva Barbosa, Purcelo Blecha de Moraes.
Previous head-to-head matches: Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa
The clubs played their first head-to-head match at the end of April.
Free prediction for the match Atletico Mineiro vs Maringa
The guests seem to have lost their nerve. They, taking into account such conditions, need to win with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.82).