Sao Paulo vs. Atletico Mineiro: Brazil Cup Match Prediction
On August 29, Sao Paulo will host Atletico Mineiro in the first leg of the Cup quarterfinals. Should we expect the Tricolors to win their sixth home game in a row, or does Atletico Mineiro have a chance to break this streak and make a bid for the semifinals? In our betting tip, we assessed the prospects of each team in the upcoming match and selected reliable bets. What will be the outcome?

Command Analysis

Sao Paulo

Current form
“Sao Paulo” is having a decent season – Luis Zubeldia’s team could not set maximum goals for itself, but it has been in the top six since the start of the championship. However, the “three colors” have not yet guaranteed anything for themselves – seventh “Cruzeiro” has four points less. Having beaten “Vitoria” 2:1 in the last round, “Sao Paulo” extended its home series without defeat to 10 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Pablo, Alisson, Igor, Ferreirinha, Joao Morreira, Patrick and Liziero are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sao Paulo are unbeaten in their last 10 home games, with nine wins and a draw.
- Sao Paulo have lost their last three matches against Atletico Mineiro
Probable line-up : Jandrei – Araujo, Sabino, Arboleda, Ferraresi – Lucas Moura, Luis Gustavo, Marcos Antonio – Eric, Calleri, Gomez.

Atletico MG

Current form
Atletico Mineiro is having a very weak season – the selection of players allows them to fight for a place in the top four, but for now Gabriel Milito’s team is only in ninth place in the table. However, there is still a chance to fight for sixth place – the “roosters” are nine points behind Bahia, but have two matches in reserve. Having lost 0:2 to Fluminense in the last round, Atletico Mineiro extended its winless streak to four matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Out of the game are Lemos, Hulk and Matisas Saracho.
Interesting trends for betting
- Atletico Mineiro have not won in their last six away matches – two defeats and four draws
- Atletico Mineiro have failed to score in only one of their last four matches
Approximate lineup : Everson - Fuchs, Bttaglia, Llanco - Guilherme, Bernard, Vera, Otavio, Saravia - Vargas, Cadu.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The last two matches between the clubs ended with this score
9.90Sao Paulo to score in first half
In the last two matches of Sao Paulo, this bet was successful
2.35Atletico Mineiro to score in first half
In three of the last four matches between the clubs, this bet was successful
2.95Tip and bets
"Sao Paulo" is practically flawless in home matches - nine wins in the last 10 meetings at home clearly testify to this. Surely, today the "three-colored" will strive to achieve victory and in general they are quite capable of the task - "Atletico Mineiro" has been frankly unimpressive lately and the "roosters" play especially poorly in away matches.
We think that the guests have no chance. The betting tip is a victory for Sao Paulo . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.29
Bet on total
"Sao Paulo" will certainly try to use the home field advantage and will bet only on victory. It is unlikely that "Atletico Mineiro" has a chance to play to zero today, there are plenty of problems in defense. At the same time, the "roosters" have high-level players up front and the visitors are probably betting especially on the Cup, it makes sense to count on goals scored.
Bet - total over two goals. This bet is offered for 2.05
Bet on corners
Sao Paulo are the favourites and will probably spend most of their time attacking – the home team should win confidently on corners.
The bet is for Sao Paulo to win on corners. This bet is offered at 1.61