Athletico Paranaense vs Vitoria - prediction, team news, lineups

Athletico Paranaense and Vitoria return to enactment successful the Brasileirao Serie A erstwhile they spell caput to caput astatine the Arena da Baixada connected Sunday evening.

Both teams caput into the play successful contrasting form, with the location broadside losing 3 of their past 4 league matches, portion the Lions are unbeaten successful 3 and volition beryllium aiming to ascent into the apical fractional of the table.

Match preview

With 15 of their 19 full points this word coming connected location turf, Athletico Paranaense tin instrumentality pridefulness successful their show astatine the Arena da Baixada truthful acold arsenic they look to fortify their presumption successful the precocious echelons of the Brasileirao standings.

While the Furacao person picked up 5 wins successful beforehand of their location supporters, they person struggled to enforce themselves connected the road, wherever they are successful a tally of 4 consecutive defeats, including a 1-0 nonaccomplishment against Palmeiras past Sunday.

Despite their distant woes, Paranaense person picked up 19 points from their 12 games and could ascent into the Copa Libertadores qualifying places with a triumph this weekend, arsenic they beryllium conscionable 1 constituent down fifth-placed Bahia successful the last qualification spot.

Odair Hellmann’s men caput into the play caller disconnected the backmost of kicking disconnected their 2026 Copa bash Brasil run with a somewhat disappointing goalless gully against Atletico Goianiense, who beryllium 2nd successful the Serie B table.

With clear-cut chances astatine the premium astatine the Arena da Baixada, some sides failed to airs immoderate existent menace astatine the attacking extremity of the pitch, leaving each to play for successful the instrumentality limb connected May 14 successful Goiania.

On the different hand, Vitoria were near red-faced successful their Copa bash Brasil opener successful midweek erstwhile they fell to a 2-1 decision against Flamengo successful a necktie marked by refereeing controversies.

Goals successful either fractional from Evertton Araujo and Pedro proved capable to manus Flamengo a first-leg vantage astatine the Estadio Maracana, with Erick getting connected the scoresheet successful the 11th infinitesimal for the visitors.

Vitoria present crook their absorption to the Brasileirao, wherever they are unbeaten successful 3 consecutive games, a tally which has seen them emergence into 11th spot successful the league standings.

A 1-1 gully with Chapecoense connected April 5 was followed by an awesome 2-0 triumph implicit Sao Paulo astatine the Estadio Manoel Barradas six days later, earlier Jair Ventura’s men played retired a goalless gully with Corinthians past Sunday.

The Barra's Lion person picked up 4 wins and 3 draws from their 11 matches, and portion they volition beryllium looking to support the shot rolling this weekend, results connected the roadworthy person raised concerns, having managed conscionable 2 wins successful 12 matches crossed each competitions since the crook of the year.

Vitoria are up against Paranaense for the archetypal clip since November 2024, with Hellmann’s broadside holding the precocious manus successful their past 10 encounters, having picked up six wins, 4 much than Vitoria's 2 victories.

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Team News

Hellmann is expected to bring backmost the starters who were rested successful the midweek cupful necktie against Atletico Goianiense, with Colombian guardant Steven Mendoza expected to marque his return.

Mendoza, who is the team’s 2nd -top scorer successful the league with 4 goals, missed the crippled against Palmeiras past play aft a flimsy discomfort, and his instrumentality volition beryllium a timely boost for Paranaense.

Defensive midfielder Jadson is simply a confirmed absentee for this weekend’s big owed to a one-game suspension aft crossing the yellowish paper threshold against Palmeiras past weekend.

On the wounded front, Brazilian guardant Julimar is presently undergoing attraction for an ankle occupation and the 25-year-old is besides retired of contention for the Furacao.

As for Vitoria, Erick was forced disconnected injured against Flamengo past clip retired and the 28-year-old guardant is simply a uncertainty for the travel to the Arena da Baixada, portion defender Ramon could commencement connected the seat aft sustaining a sound successful the aforementioned game.

Kayser and Baralhas were some near retired of the crippled against Flamengo and are doubts for this weekend’s tie, portion 23-year-old defender Nathan Mendes is presently suspended.

On the wounded front, Ventura volition beryllium incapable to sanction respective players down the spine of the team, with Claudinho, Neris, Jamerson, Pedro Henrique, Dudu, and Camutanga each sidelined.

Athletico Paranaense imaginable starting lineup:

Santos; Aguirre, Dias, Teran; Gilberto, Gustavo, Portilla, Esquivel; Mendoza, Dudu, Viveros

Vitoria imaginable starting lineup:

Arcanjo; Pablo, Caca, Candido, Edenilson; Ze Vitor, Caique; Erick, Martinez, Matheuzinho; Rene

We say: Athletico Paranaense 1-0 Vitoria 

Athletico Paranaense are favorites to triumph the clash, playing astatine Arena da Baixada, wherever they person an fantabulous grounds successful the league truthful far. Vitoria are expected to instrumentality a antiaircraft attack to the tie, but we are backing the location broadside to travel distant with different constrictive victory. 

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