Paracatu vs Sao Joao del Rei prediction

So far in the Mineiro - 3, Paracatu have won five, drawn one and lost one of seven, with 15 goals scored and 3 conceded, good for 1st place and 16 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.7 goals for and 0.5 against. Last time out they beat Betim 2 3-1 away; before that came a goalless draw at home to Nacional AC MG and a 2-0 win at home to Betim 2.

Paracatu are unbeaten in three. Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won two of three recently (5 scored, 0 conceded).

Sao Joao del Rei have won four, drawn none and lost three of their seven Mineiro - 3 games so far, scoring 12 and letting in 6. That has them 4th on 12 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, no draws and three defeats, at 1.7 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Novo Esporte Clube 5-2 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Venda Nova and a 4-1 win away at Siderurgica.

They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 3 conceded).

Home and away form points to Paracatu: Paracatu have won two of their last three at home, Sao Joao del Rei one of their last three on the road. Four points separate the two sides in the table. Paracatu also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Paracatu clear favourites at 52%, with Sao Joao del Rei on 25% and the draw at 23%.

On goals, it expects around 3.4 in the game: 2.0 for Paracatu and 1.4 for Sao Joao del Rei. Over 2.5 goals is 61% and both teams scoring 57%. When they last met, on 9 Oct 2026, Sao Joao del Rei won 1-0.