Atletico Paranaense vs Palmeiras predictions and betting tips on July 2, 2023
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On July 2, Ligga Arena (Curitiba) will host the match of the 13th round of the Brazilian Serie A, in which Atlético Paranaense will compete with Palmeiras. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Atletico Paranaense
The club was able to take its only league title in 2001. Then “the Red and Blacks” did not manage to repeat that result (its maximum was the 2nd place in 2004). Still, it was the Brazilians who won the Copa Sudamericana in 2018 and 2021, and, speaking about the previous season, they reached, for the first time in the history, the final of the Copa Libertadores. Moreover, “the Furacão” took quite good, 6th place at the inner arena. Nowadays, the team is doing better at the international arena again. It reached the play-offs of the Copa Libertadores ahead of schedule. The championship has got almost the same number of wins, losses and a single draw. Still, the previous round brought a 1-0 score in the battle against Corinthians, which allowed it to stay in the top 10.
Palmeiras
The team did not finish the season without a bright trophy in recent years. Becoming the winners of the Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, it regained the league title in the previous draw – the golden medals of the Serie A had been in 2016 and 2018 before. Nowadays, starting with a misfire in the Copa, the Brazilians won four matches in a row and secured a guarantee of the participation in the play-offs. At the same time, the titleholder began with a 10-match unbeaten streak, however, with 3 draws in a row in May, in Brasileiro. Still, there happened an away 0-1 defeat made by Bahia in June. The next round was characterized by the battle between “the Verdão” and the leader of the standings, Botafogo. And the negative 0-1 score was repeated, increasing the gap to the leader of this championship.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Atletico Paranaense won the Serie A and overcame Palmeiras in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores (a 1-0 victory at the home arena and an away 2-2 draw). Still, “the Pig”, being on the way to the title, achieved an away 3-1 score.
Predictions
Bookmakers believe in the guests, but they have made several misfires in a row. Thus, we recommend having a look at the bet on “Atletico Paranaense won’t lose” (odd: 1.6).
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