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Internacional and Juventude go head-to-head at the Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borda in the first leg of their Copa do Brasil third-round clash on Wednesday. Roger Machado’s men have failed to win their last eight away matches and will head into the midweek tie looking to end this poor run.
Internacional failed to find their feet as they fell to a 2-1 home defeat against Vasco da Gama in Serie A on Sunday.
Eduardo Coudet’s side have now gone four consecutive games without a win in the league, where they are currently 10th in the table with 19 points from 13 games.
Internacional will look to arrest their slump in form as they return to action in the Copa do Brasil, where they kicked off the campaign with a 2-0 victory over ASA on February 29, two weeks before claiming a 2-0 win over Nova Iguacu.
Juventude, on the other hand, snapped their two-match losing run last Sunday when they thrashed Gremio 3-0 at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi.
Machado’s men have now picked up five wins and four draws in their 14 Serie A matches to collect 19 points and sit 11th in the league table.
Juventude now turns their sights to the Copa do Brasil, where they edged out Iguatu in their cup opener on February 28, two weeks before securing a 3-1 home win over Paysandu.
Internacional vs Juventude Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 23 wins from the last 42 meetings between the sides, Internacional boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Juventude have picked up 11 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on eight occasions.
- Juventude have failed to win 13 of their last 14 away games against Internacional, losing 10 and claiming three draws since February 2010.
- Coudet’s men are without a win in their last four matches, losing twice and picking up two draws since June’s 1-0 victory over Gremio.
- Juventude have failed to win their last eight away games across all competitions, claiming two draws and losing six since the start of April.
Internacional vs Juventude Prediction
With a place in the fourth round on the line, we expect Internacional and Juventude to go all out in search of the win.
Coudet’s men boast a solid home record in this fixture and we are backing them to come away with the desired result.
Prediction: Internacional 3-1 Juventude
Internacional vs Juventude Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Internacional to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in six of their last eight meetings)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in six of the last eight clashes between the two teams)
