Serie A · Matchday 34 
Internacional seek a climb as Coritiba visit Beira-Rio
Internacional have the chance to improve their position in Serie A when they face Coritiba in Porto Alegre. The hosts’ stronger recent scoring and home record offer encouragement, but Coritiba sit seven points above them.
📍 Estádio Beira Rio
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Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Internacional | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Coritiba | 1.2 | 1.5 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Coritiba | 33 | -10 | 42 |
| 18 | Internacional | 33 | -5 | 35 |
Last meetings
- 2026Coritiba2-2Internacional
- 2023Internacional3-4Coritiba
- 2023Coritiba0-1Internacional
- 2022Coritiba1-1Internacional
- 2022Internacional3-0Coritiba
Absences
Internacional
- OutAnthoni · Knee Injury
- OutKayky · Ankle Injury
- OutS. Rochet · Lower Back Injury
- OutA. Sanabria · Calf Injury
Coritiba
- OutLucas Ronier · Knee Injury
- DoubtfulLucas Taverna · Inactive
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Predicted score
- 1-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.82 – 0.94
- Double chance
- 1X · 82%12 76% · X2 42%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 52%Over 1.5: 77% · Over 3.5: 30%
- Both teams score
- 52%
- Clean sheet
- 39% – 16%Internacional–Coritiba
- Half-time result
- 1 · 42%X 40% · 2 18%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 36%X/1 18% · X/X 15%
- Expected corners
- 11.07.9 – 3.1 · Over 9.5: 65%
- Expected cards
- 4.52.2 – 2.3 · Over 3.5: 65%
- Most likely scores
- 1-111%
- 1-011%
- 2-011%
- 2-110%
- 0-07%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Why the model leans towards Internacional
- Power ratings: Internacional +0.10 goals per game (9th of 20 in Serie A), Coritiba -0.31 (18th).
- Internacional's attack (1.34 goals per game) meets Coritiba's defence (1.49 conceded per game).
- Coritiba's attack (1.18) meets Internacional's defence (1.24).
- Home advantage in this competition: home sides score about 43% more goals.
- Put together, the model expects 1.82 – 0.94 goals: Internacional 58%, draw 24%, Coritiba 18%.
A chance to climb
Internacional have an opportunity to improve their Serie A position when Coritiba visit Beira-Rio on Wednesday. Internacional are 18th with 35 points after 33 matches, while Coritiba are 11th on 42 points. The gap gives the hosts a clear target, but the standings alone do not define what this result would mean beyond that chance to climb.
Internacional’s home record provides a possible route to three points: they have won five of 16 league matches at Beira-Rio, drawing five and losing six. Coritiba have taken five wins from 16 away games, alongside four draws and seven defeats.
Recent goals, mixed signals
Internacional scored seven goals across their last five matches and conceded six. Their latest five league results include two wins, two draws and a defeat, suggesting some momentum even if their overall campaign has been uneven.
Coritiba have scored three and conceded seven in their last five, with one win, one draw and three losses. Their recent scoring rate is a concern ahead of a trip to a ground where Internacional have scored 21 times in 16 league games. Coritiba, meanwhile, have conceded 29 goals in 16 away fixtures.
A lively recent meeting
The teams drew 2-2 in their most recent encounter, in May 2026. Their previous meeting at Beira-Rio was a 4-3 Coritiba win in October 2023, while Internacional’s last home victory over them came in a 3-0 result in June 2022. The recent record suggests this fixture can produce goals, though the latest meeting ended level.
Absences to consider
Internacional are without Anthoni and S. Rochet, both listed with injuries, as well as Kayky and A. Sanabria. For Coritiba, Lucas Ronier is listed with a knee injury, while Lucas Taverna is questionable.
The home attack in focus
Internacional’s 21 home goals are a useful platform as they chase a better league position. Coritiba’s 29 goals conceded away from home give the hosts a potential opening, although their own defensive record—17 conceded at home—will also need to hold firm.
Our prediction
Internacional’s home scoring and Coritiba’s defensive record on the road point towards a narrow advantage for the hosts. PreviaXI’s model also favours Internacional, with the visitors’ recent difficulty finding goals reinforcing the case for a close home win.
Internacional 1-0 Coritiba
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