ATLETICO MINEIRO v FIGUEIRENSE
Sunday 23rd October 2016 – Kickoff: 1930hrs
Football – Brazil – Serie A Betting Tips
Atletico Mineiro retained third spot in the Brazilian Serie A despite last weekend’s 3-2 loss away at Botafogo which ended a previous good run of form that saw them undefeated in their previous six matches overall in the Brazilian top flight.
Atletico Mineiro had registered wins against Sport Recife, Internacional, Ponte Preta and America Mineiro during this six-game phase which helped them maintain their top three spot and automatic qualification for the Copa Libertadores. The hosts’ overall home record stands at a strong 12-1-2 32/15 and they’ve won a staggering 11 matches on the trot on home turf.
Atletico’s dominance at their Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte has coincided with the goalscoring form of forwards Robinho and Fred and they’ll both be looking to add to their goalscoring tallies here this evening.
Onto Figueirense, and the visitors have been unable to pull themselves out of the bottom four in the division following a dismal run of results in recent weeks; three defeats from their last four matches has put paid to that, as they’ve been on the losing side against Internacional, Botafogo and Palmeiras.
They did grab a point in a 0-0 draw at Coritiba but that means they’ve taken just one point from the last possible 12 on offer with their last success being recorded in a 3-1 home win over second from bottom club Santa Cruz at the end of September.
Figueirense’s away record stands at a poor 1-4-10 9/24 and they’ve lost four of their last five on their travels along with failing to score on eight occasions on the road to date this season.
Pick: Atletico Mineiro AH-1 @ 1.52 bet365
