It’s almost time for Copa Sudamericana action taking place on Friday when Atlético Mineiro play Cienciano.
Our Atlético Mineiro v Cienciano tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Atlético Mineiro
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Atlético Mineiro will play in this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Serie A draw vs Corinthians.
In that match, Atlético Mineiro had 50% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Corinthians got 6 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
Cuca Stival's Atlético Mineiro have hit the back of the net 12 times in their prior 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time is 6.
Cienciano
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Cienciano will go into this game following on from a 4-0 Copa Sudamericana win in the defeat of Deportes Iquique in their last match.
In that game, Cienciano managed 69% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Cienciano was Gaspar Gentile (21', 41'). For their opponents, Deportes Iquique got 7 shots on goal with 3 on target.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Cienciano, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that time is 3.5, with the average number of goals for Cienciano coming out as 2.33. We will have to see if that trend can be sustained here.
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Head to head
The last league fixture between these sides was Copa Sudamericana match day 1 on 02/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Cienciano 0-0 Atlético Mineiro.
On that day, Cienciano managed 40% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
At the other end, Atlético Mineiro had 16 shots at goal with 5 on target.
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Team News: Atlético Mineiro
Guilherme Arana (Hamstring injury), Cadu (Torn knee ligaments) and Tomás Cuello (Hamstring injury) are not available for Atlético Mineiro manager Cuca Stival.
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Team News: Cienciano
Owing to a completely healthy group to choose from, the Cienciano manager doesn’t have any fitness worries to report before this match.
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Prediction
It’s likely that Cienciano have a very difficult task ahead of them to break down a Atlético Mineiro outfit who look likely to create and convert many chances to win very handsomely indeed.
Our selection here is for a very comprehensive 4-0 win at least for Atlético Mineiro when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, a victory for Atlético Mineiro is best priced at 1.14, a bet on a draw is 7.5 and selecting the win for Cienciano gets you 23. They are the top market prices available as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
06:01 28/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Atlético Mineiro
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Arena MRV (46,000)
Captain: Givanildo Hulk
Chairman: Sérgio Coelho
Manager: Cuca Stival
Competitions: Serie A position 10, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Sudamericana (Group H)
🔑 Key Man: Rony
Customarily playing in the Right Wing position, Rony was born in Magalhães Barata, Brazil. After making a first senior appearance for Albirex Niigata in the 2017 season, the skilful Forward has accumulated 2 league goals in the Série A 2025 season to date in a total of 10 appearances.