Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 17th, 2024

Atlético Mineiro and Cuiabá will be playing against each other on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), in a Serie A football game in Brazil, check the Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá will occur

The game is set to be played in the well-known Arena MRV stadium, in the city of Belo Horizonte, with a capacity for 47465 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie A has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.42 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Atlético Mineiro last match

Atlético Mineiro in its last official match drew (1-1) against San Lorenzo, in a match valid for CONMEBOL Libertadores. Coach G. Milito's lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 2.80 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

One of the best on the field of Atlético Mineiro was certainly Paulinho, with a performance well above the average one expressed by his team. He himself, with his sense of position and his excellent plays, was crucial to his team in bringing home a positive result.

Cuiabá last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Cuiabá, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Grêmio team with a final score of 1-3.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 3.20.

Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Serie A, Atlético Mineiro ranked 8th place while Cuiabá was in 20th place. Atlético Mineiro initiated hostilities with a 3-5-2 formation while Cuiabá played using a 5-4-1 tactic.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 27-04-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Serie A, and it ended with a 0-3 win for Atlético Mineiro.

Atlético Mineiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Atlético Mineiro team with 29 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses.

Saddled with the same points against Athletico PR in position 8, in the 23rd round.

Atlético Mineiro will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win despite being ranked in the middle of the league table in the Brazil Serie A and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Atlético Mineiro analysis

At the end of round 22 in Serie A, Atlético Mineiro scored 28 goals and conceded 28 goals.

Atlético Mineiro has been putting in some good performances lately, with 2 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 matches. They will need to continue to work hard and build on their recent successes if they want to maintain their form and challenge for the best spot possible.

To control the game, the Atlético Mineiro team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 60.1%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Winning 3 games playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 4 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws.

Atlético Mineiro is a more offensive team than Cuiabá, having 2138 attacks vs. 1777 from Cuiabá, having scored 28 times. In comparison, Cuiabá converted into goal 20 times.

Best goalscorer from Atlético Mineiro

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Hulk has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Atlético Mineiro with 7 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Cuiabá

Serie A leaderboard now

With 17 points won, Cuiabá is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 3 points over Fluminense who holds the 18th place in the 23rd round.

Cuiabá analysis

We have reached matchday 22 in Serie A and at the moment Cuiabá has made 20 goals and conceded 28.

Recent performances have highlighted that Cuiabá is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Cuiabá

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Isidro Pitta Saldívar. The Attacker has already scored 6 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Cuiabá, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Atlético Mineiro is Hulk, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cuiabá is Isidro Pitta Saldívar, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Cuiabá has an average of 1.22 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.65.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.58 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Atlético Mineiro has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 22 rounds, while Cuiabá has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.09 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Atlético Mineiro side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 7 times this season, very different from Cuiabá who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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