Bitesize Prediction: Coritiba vs Avai – 31/05/25

Competition: Brazil Serie B

Market: Coritiba win

Odds: 12/11 @ Pribet

Two camps who open this weekend’s fixtures only separated by their goal difference, Coritiba will welcome Avai to the Couto Pereira on Saturday night.

Starting with the hosts, while Coritiba might have got May underway with consecutive Serie B defeats, the Coxa have certainly claimed a welcomed boost over the past fortnight. Now clinching back-to-back 1-0 victories against America MG and Criciuma, Mozart’s men have skyrocketed themselves back into the promotion places and get Saturday’s showdown underway sat in bronze medal position. Knowing that they can move within touching distance of top-spot here, the former Mirassol boss will also be excited by his side’s continued dominance on home soil. g off April with a routine 2-0 win against Operario, Coritiba have ed 10 points from their opening four Serie B appearances at the Couto Pereira. It should also be highlighted, Mozart’s camp have not conceded a single goal in front of their own ers since opening up the new campaign. Mustering consecutive second-tier clean sheets for the first time this season, Saturday’s hosts will be confident of laying down another promotion marker.

As for the visitors, snatching a late 2-1 victory at home against Chapecoense last week, Avai have enjoyed a bright start to proceedings. Drawing a line under their three-match winless run, Enderson Moreira’s men open Saturday’s trip to the Couto Pereira with just their goal difference keeping them outside the promotion spots. However, while the Florianopolis-based outfit might have suffered just a sole defeat from any of their first nine Serie B appearances, they have struggled to find any kind of stability on their travels. Getting May underway with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Goias, the former Sport Recife has seen his squad win just a pair of their previous 11 Serie B showdowns on the road continuing on from last season – a run that stems back to August 2024. It should also be highlighted, Avai hold a nightmare record at the Couto Pereira. In fact, Moreira’s camp have lost their previous six consecutive trips to Coritiba.

Bet: Coritiba 12/11 to beat Avai in Saturday’s Brazil Serie B battle @ Pribet