Coritiba vs Sport – Brasileiro Serie A – Preview

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sreya

Coritiba vs Sport – Coritiba hosts Sport at Couto Pereira, Curitiba on 10th July, Monday in a crucial mid-table Brasileiro Serie A match.

Coritiba are eleventh in the league standings with sixteen points, having failed to win any of their previous six games. Coritiba played out a 2-2 draw against Vasco da Gama in their last game after losing to Gremio and Cruzeiro in the preceding matches.

Their opponents tonight, Sport, recorded two back-to-back wins in their last two matches to reach the twelfth position with fifteen points. The 1-0 wins over Santos FC and Atletico PR were sure to provide relief to the fans of the club who witnessed a four-game winless streak prior to that.

Team News

Jonas is suspended while Rodrigo Ramos, Joao Paulo and Alan Santos are sidelined through injuries. The visitors will be without the injured Anselmo and Rogerio.

Coritiba Possible Starting Lineup: Wilson, Dodo, Werley, Marcio, William Matheus, Anderson, Matheus Galdezani, Tiago Real, Rildo, Kleber Gladiator, Henrique Almeida.

Sport Possible Starting Lineup: Magrao, Raul Prata, Ronaldo Alves, Durval, Eugenio Mena, Thallyson, Rodrigo, Diego Souza, Everton Felipe, Andre, Osvaldo.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Coritiba vs Sport H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in one draw and two wins for either club.

Coritiba have drawn their last 3 home matches in the league, having conceded at least two goals in their last three league games. Moreover, Coritiba have seen under 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches against Sport in all competitions.

Both clubs are in desperate need of points to ascend to the top half of the league table and are in different form streaks right now – while Coritiba started their season in a brilliant fashion, Sport struggled to get going. However, fortunes have turned and Sport are on the rise now while Coritiba are looking to win games.

A 1-1 draw is the most likely result.