Atlético-MG vs Palmeiras Betting Tips
Atlético-MG
The Rooster’s crisis is long. In fact, it can be extended to practically all the 2018 season. It had as outstanding points the fall of Oswaldo de Oliveira early in the year, the turbulences with the loss of the Championship title of Mineiro and the eliminations in the Glass of Brazil and in the South Cup -Americana and the most recent with the dismissals of coach Thiago Larghi and soccer director Alexandre Gallo.
Finally, the scenery throughout the year had more instability than tranquility. Thus, even the goal of being among the top six placed in the Brazilian Championship, which is not the most daring, is threatened. With 46 points (13 wins, seven draws and 12 losses), alvinegro is on the edge of the qualifying zone for the 2019 edition of the Copa Libertadores de America. It has the same score of Santos, who is in seventh place for being disadvantaged in the tiebreaker criteria.
Three aspects fuel a climate of pessimism in the final stretch. One of them is precisely the bias of falling presenting at the decisive moment. In the last seven matches, Atlético-MG left the field defeated in five.
The second point is the lack of knowledge of the cast shown by Levir Culpi. Chosen by the board to replace Larghi, the veteran coach was in Japan and acknowledged that he does not know deeply the athletes of the squad. It has, in this way, carried out experiments in the attempt to find the best formation in an era where practically all the rivals are with their defined teams.
The third pillar that leaves the fans of the Rooster with great distrust is precisely the use of the team against the rivals of the end of the table. When the games against the teams that are part of the G6 are taken into account, the team added only 16.66% of the points in dispute.
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Palmeiras
Palmeiras does not reach the end of the season the way it would. However, despite having let two birds escape, he has the Brazilian Championship title very close to being won.
In round 32, the alviverde showed recovery power shortly after being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores of America, which was his priority in the season. At home, they defeated Santos, 3-2, increasing their lead at the Brasileirão. He reached 66 points (19 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses). The front in the comparison with the second placed, now the International, rose to five. In relation to Flamengo, third place, the front grew to six points.
In addition to the greater margin in comparison with the main competitors, the calendar of Palmeiras was more loose, since the team will only have commitments of the Brasileirão from now on. That is, it will no longer be at a disadvantage to rivals, which was what was happening until the previous day.
The preparation for the duel against Atlético-MG was done in a mood of mystery and with closed training. Thus, it is not known what are the plans of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for the confrontation. Three casualties are right. Forward Dudu, right-back Mayke and left-back Diego Barbosa are suspended.
As on right-back Marcos Rocha, loaned to the club by the Rooster, is not an option for the match, the probable team for the showdown is Weverton; Jean, Antônio Carlos (Luan), Edu Dracena (Gómez) and Victor Luis; Thiago Santos (Felipe Melo), Bruno Henrique and Moisés; Gustavo Scarpa, Guerra and Borja.
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By scoring 3-2 in the Rooster in the first round, Palmeiras ended a sequence of 11 games (four draws and seven losses) with no wins against the rival in the Brasileirão. Throughout the tournament the clubs faced each other on 51 occasions. There were 23 victories from São Paulo, 19 mining companies and nine equalities.
Much more consistent, despite not presenting a showy football, Palmeiras makes the prognosis in his victory, even if he plays in Belo Horizonte, is the best option for this Sunday’s match against Atlético-MG.
Bet Tips: Palmeiras wins
Odds: 2.45