Corinthians welcome Bragantino to the Corinthians Arena this week for their midweek Brasileiro clash.
Both of these sides have made promising starts to the new campaign, but Bragantino are the side in the ascendency, with the team yet to lose this season.
Match preview
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Currently tenth in the standings, Corinthians have blown hot and cold this season, with the team following up their opening day defeat with a draw and a win.
Timao have four points to their name as it stands and will be desperate to begin moving up the division as soon as possible.
Against Palmeiras last time out, Corinthians managed to hold the 2020 Copa Libertadores champions to a 1-1 draw, with Gabriel Girotto Franco equalising in the 55th minute of the game.
Head coach Sylvinho will hope his side can use that draw as a springboard in which they can start putting a good run of form together.
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Bragantino coach Mauricio Barbieri will look to extend his side's unbeaten streak when his side graces the Corinthians Arena.
Currently sixth in the standings, Bragantino have made a really solid start to the campaign, picking up five points and scoring eight goals along the way.
Massa Bruta come into this game on the back of two consecutive stalemates, with Barbieri's men following up a dramatic 3-3 draw against Bahia with a 2-2 draw against Fluminense.
Barbieri will certainly hope his side can begin turning those strong performances into convincing wins.
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Team News
Corinthians midfielder Romulo Otera will not play any part in this clash due to COVID-19.
Other absentees for Corinthians include Gabriel Pereira, Caique Franca, Jemerson, Gustavo Mantuan, Danilo Avelar and Ruan Oliveira, with all players carrying injuries.
Bragantino have also been impacted by the spread of coronavirus within Brazil, with forward Alerrando currently out due to COVID-19 regulations.
Weverton, Gabriel Novaes, Edimar, Vitinho and Bruno Tubarao are also out injured for Bragantino.
Corinthians possible starting lineup:
Cassio; Fagner, Victor, Gil, Fabio Santos; Mosquito, De Moura, Cantillo, Gabriel, Vital; Luan
Bragantino possible starting lineup:
Schwengber; Aderlan, Ortiz, De Souza, Luan Candido; Evangelista, Jadsom; Artur, Zurlo, Helinho; Ytalo
We say: Corinthians 1-3 Bragantino
As much as this Bragantino side have looked particularly poor at the back, they have also proven that they are a capable attacking side that can bang in goals all day long. We think Massa Bruta can inflict some real damage on Corinthians this week.
Top tip
Francis Buchanan
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bragantino win with a probability of 40.71%. A win for Corinthians had a probability of 33.84% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bragantino win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (6.72%). The likeliest Corinthians win was 1-0 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bragantino would win this match.
