Maracanã vs Internacional: prediction for the Copa do Brasil match on May 23, 2025
Game Prediction
A return match between Maracanã and Internacional will be held in the 1/16 finals of the Brazilian Cup on May 23, 2025. The favourite of the confrontation was able to finish off the opponent in the first match on the native field, so now its task is not to lose at the away arena.
Our prediction for the match Maracanã vs Internacional
The team from the state of Ceará is extremely modest. It was in the middle of the fifth ten participants in the fourth division of the country in 2024 (out of 64 members of the competition in total). In contrast, the grandee from Beira-Rio got 65 points in the Serie A in the previous cycle. That allowed the club to close the top 5 in the final table.
Moreover, Roger Machado’s footballers went directly to the Copa Libertadores. Having exchanged victories with Atletico Nacional, the Brazilians tied with the rest of their opponents. Speaking about the previous round, where the team played with Nacional in Uruguay, there happened a final success – 2-0. As for the inner arena, it managed to win the Gaucha state championship, but the Serie A, so far, brought more defeats than victories. Even the newcomer, Mirassol, was able to get an away draw. The current hosts came third in the Cearense in the spring. And they started very modestly in the fourth Brazilian division, taking only 1 victory. The previous round brought 1 more failure – a 2-3 misfire on the field of Parnaiba.
However, the team was able to beat 2 opponents in the cup competition. Moreover, there were draws with both Ferroviaria and Ceilandia, 0-0 and 1-1. Still, both were knocked out on penalties. There were chances to spoil the start of the tournament for Wesley and the company, especially since Alan Patrick did not convert the penalty. Nevertheless, they managed to concede – Gustavo Prado Alves worked as befits a joker.
Maracanã vs Internacional: key statistics and trends
- Maracanã has won only twice in its 11 previous matches.
- Internacional has not lost twice in a row.
- On average, Internacional scores 1.22 goals and concedes 1.44 goals per confrontations.
- 56% of Internacional’s struggles have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per meeting is 2.67.
Maracanã vs Internacional: possible starting line-ups
Maracana (possible line-up): Miller Moreira de Freitas – Leandro Cerqueta, de Araujo Delfino, Sousa da Silva, Joao Carlos, Soares dos Santos – Pires, Nascimento de Souza, Siqueira dos Santos - Queiroz de Jesus, Torres do Nascimento,
Internacional (possible line-up): Souza - Ramon, Ribeiro, Rogel, Aguirre – Thiago Maia, Fernando, Romero, Wesley, Tabata – Valencia.
Previous head-to-head matches: Maracanã vs Internacional
The teams had not met before the first cup match.
Free prediction for the match Maracanã vs Internacional
This is a chance to win and build self-confidence for the guests. It makes sense to bet on their victory with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.65).