Prediction: Clube Atletico Mineiro vs Club Cienciano

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 11/1

Bookmaker: etbet

Clube Atletico Mineiro and Club Cienciano will lock horns with each other in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana this week. The match between the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club and the Peruvian Primera Division outfit will be held at the Arena MRV and is scheduled to kick off at 1:30am UK time on Friday.

Clube Atletico Mineiro

Clube Atletico Mineiro are one of the biggest clubs in Brazil. They won the 2024 Campeonato Mineiro and finished 12th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A campaign last season.

Galo Forte Vingador are doing well in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana at the moment. They are second in Group H with eight points from five matches, a point behind leaders Club Cienciano, with Caracas in third place in the table with five points from three games.

Atletico Mineiro will head into the CONMEBOL Sudamericana game against Club Cienciano on the back of a goalless draw with Corinthians at home in the Brazilian Serie A. It came after a 4-0 victory over Maringa in the Copa do Brasil, which followed a goalless draw with Cruzeiro.

Team News:

Clube Atletico Mineiro are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Club Cienciano. Everson will be in goal for the home team. Natanael, Lyanco, Junior Alonso and Rubens will be the four defenders. Patrick Silva and Alan Franco will be the two holding midfielders. Roney, Giustavo Scarpa and Bernard will be the three attacking midfielders. Hulk will lead the line for Atletico Mineiro.

Club Cienciano

Club Cienciano are a major and one of the more well-known clubs in Peru. They have never won the Peruvian Primera Division, but they are the only club from Peru to have won an international competition.

El Papá de América finished sixth in 2024 Liga 1 table and are 10th in the 2025 Torneo Apertura table with 17 points from 13 matches. Cienciano are at the top of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Group H table at the moment with nine points from five matches, a point ahead of second-placed Atletico Mineiro.

Cienciano will head into the match against Atletico Mineiro on the back of a 6-1 victory over UTC at home in the Peruvian Liga 1. It came after a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Binacional on the road in the league, which followed a 4-0 win against Deportes Iquique in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Team News:

Club Cienciano are likely to line up in a 3-2-4-1 formation against Atletico Mineiro. Ignacio Barrios will be in goal and will have Josue Estrada, Maximiliano Amondarain and Jimmy Valoyes in front of him in defence. Claudio Torrejón Tineo and Santiago Arias will be the two holding midfielders. Juan Batista Romagnoli, Gaspar Gentile, Christian Cueva and Joao Ortiz will be the four attacking midfielders. Luiz Da Silva will lead the line for the visiting team.

Key Factors to Consider

• Clube Atletico Mineiro have 10 goals in 5 CONMEBOL Sudamericana matches.
• Clube Atletico Mineiro have conceded 5 goals in 5 CONMEBOL Sudamericana matches.
• Clube Atletico Mineiro have won 2 and lost 2 of their 5 5 CONMEBOL Sudamericana matches.
• Club Cienciano have scored 11 goals in 5 CONMEBOL Sudamericana games.
• Club Cienciano have conceded 5 goals in 5 CONMEBOL Sudamericana games.

Conclusion

Both Clube Atletico Mineiro and Club Cienciano have done well in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana this season. It is very likely that the match between the two teams will end in a draw.

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 11/1

Bookmaker: etbet