Coritiba vs Vitoria Prediction

Form check on both sides

Vitoria have played 20 games across competitions recently, winning eight, drawing two and losing ten. They've scored 22 and conceded 30 in that spell, which points to a side that's leaking goals more often than not.

Coritiba: 20 completed matches; Vitoria: 20 completed matches.

Coritiba

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

35

Difference

-9

Vitoria

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

30

Difference

-8

Coritiba's own run reads six wins, six draws and eight losses from 20 matches, with 26 scored against 35 conceded. It's a similar story of defensive frailty, just spread a little more evenly across results.

Both teams have shipped plenty of goals lately, so a tight, error-free defensive display from either side would be the exception rather than the rule.

Comparative Team Statistics: Coritiba vs Vitoria

Head-to-head record

The last meeting between these two came in May, with Coritiba winning 4-1 at home. Before that, the history stretches back years, through Serie B spells and plenty of one-goal margins.

Older meetings don't tell us much about where either club stands now, but the pattern of tight, low-scoring games back then contrasts with that recent 4-1.

Where they sit in the table

Coritiba are ninth with 38 points from 28 games, while Vitoria sit 13th on 33 points from the same number of matches. It's not a huge gap, but Coritiba have the better goal difference too.

Both clubs are firmly in mid-table territory rather than fighting at either end, at least based on where things stand as of now.

Key men and fitness notes

Rene has been Vitoria's main scoring threat with nine goals in 21 appearances, while Coritiba spread things around more with Pedro Rocha and Breno Lopes both on eight goals apiece. Josué's ten assists stand out as Coritiba's main creative outlet.

Coritiba:

Best scorers:

Pedro Rocha - 8

Breno Lopes - 8

Best assist providers:

Josué - 10

Penalty cards:

Thiago Santos x 7

Injury list:

Lucas Crepaldi

Tiago Coser

Vitoria:

Best scorers:

Rene - 9

Best assist providers:

Erick - 5

Penalty cards:

Cacá x 1 x 5

E. Martínez x 8

Injury list:

Marinho

R. Ramos

On the injury front, Vitoria have question marks over Marinho and R. Ramos, while Coritiba have had fitness doubts flagged around Lucas Crepaldi and Tiago Coser. None of this confirms who will or won't be involved come matchday, given how far out we still are.

How this one could play out

Given how often both sides have conceded lately, a completely goalless afternoon seems unlikely on the balance of recent evidence. Coritiba's slightly firmer position in the table and home advantage give them a nudge, but their own defensive record doesn't inspire total confidence either.

Vitoria's away form has been patchy rather than poor, and with Rene finding the net regularly, they're capable of causing problems even against a side sitting above them.