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Atletico-MG vs Coritiba: Serie A Round 31 at MRV Arena

Atletico-MG host Coritiba at MRV Arena on Saturday night, with eight points separating the sides in the Serie A table.

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Atletico-MG vs Coritiba: Serie A Round 31 at MRV Arena
Atletico-MG vs Coritiba: Serie A Round 31 at MRV ArenaPhotograph: MatchdayReport picture desk

Atletico-MG welcome Coritiba to MRV Arena on Saturday for a Serie A Round 31 fixture that kicks off at 21:30 UTC, with the hosts sitting eight points clear of their visitors in the standings.

Atletico-MG occupy seventh place in the 20-team table, having taken 47 points from 30 matches. Their record reads 13 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats, with a goal difference of plus six — 41 scored and 35 conceded. The club sit in the top third of the table.

Coritiba arrive in eleventh place with 39 points from the same number of matches — 10 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats, and a goal difference of minus ten from 38 goals scored and 48 conceded. The visiting side are placed mid-table.

Recent form adds considerable contrast to the match-up. Atletico-MG have collected 11 points from their last five matches, a run that includes three wins, two draws and no defeats. Their victories in that spell came against Santos (2-1), RB Bragantino (1-0) and Fluminense (3-1), while draws were shared with Atletico Paranaense (2-2) and Chapecoense-SC (1-1).

Coritiba's recent form tells a different story. The visitors have taken just 2 points from their last five matches, drawing with Botafogo (1-1) and Atletico Paranaense (3-3), while suffering defeats to Mirassol (1-2), Vasco da Gama (5-0) and Fluminense (4-0).

The head-to-head record from 2026 favours the away side, however. When these two met on 19 April, Coritiba won 2-0. That result stands as the only head-to-head entry on the sheet for this season.

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