Corinthians bank on recent record to boost stats at Couto Pereira | OneFootball

On Sunday night (23), Corinthians face Coritiba at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Couto Pereira Stadium, in a match valid for the 24th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At the moment, the club from Parque São Jorge sits ninth with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and seven losses — with 25 goals scored and 22 conceded.

Looking to climb the standings, with a maximum possible rise to sixth place this round, the Black-and-White side is holding on to the overall balanced numbers against this opponent at the match venue. Over the history of the matchup, Coritiba and Corinthians have already faced each other 34 times at Couto Pereira, with 12 wins for each side, in addition to 10 draws. In that span, Timão scored 31 goals and conceded 31.

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The last meeting between the teams at the venue took place on December 6, 2023, in the final round of that year’s Brazilian Championship. On that occasion, Coxa, already relegated, were beaten 2-0 by Timão — Fausto Vera and Ángel Romero scored the goals in the win — and Corinthians finished the competition only in 13th place with 50 points — 12 wins, 14 draws, and 12 losses — with 47 goals scored and 48 conceded.

On that day, then-head coach Mano Menezes sent out a lineup that was, for the most part, made up of backups: Carlos Miguel; Fagner, Caetano, Gil and Matheus Bidu; Fausto Vera, Cantillo, Matheus Araújo and Guilherme Biro; Romero and Yuri Alberto. The bench had the following options: Matheus Donelli, Rafael Ramos, Léo Mana, Giovane, Bruno Méndez, Pedro, Ruan Oliveira, Wesley, Felipe Augusto and João Pedro Tchoca.

Of those players, only João Pedro Tchoca, Matheus Bidu, Léo Mana and Yuri Alberto are still at Parque São Jorge. The third, meanwhile, is no longer in the club’s plans and is expected to be loaned out or sold soon, as first reported by Central do Timão. He recently returned from a loan spell at Criciúma.

In their last 10 matches at Couto Pereira Stadium, Corinthians have suffered just one defeat to Coritiba. It came in the 2011 Brazilian Championship, on September 4 of that year, by a score of 1-0. In the first half of this Brasileirão, the teams met in the fifth round and the opponent came away with a 2-0 win on March 11. The defeat marked the start of the run that would lead to Dorival Jr’s dismissal from the Black-and-White side in early April.

Positive away run

Corinthians have not been beaten in their last two away matches this season. On August 9, they defeated Red Bull Bragantino in Atibaia by a score of 2-0 in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. Then, on the 13th, they drew 0-0 with Rosario Central-ARG in the first leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

Timão are looking for their third unbeaten away match in 2026. This year, the Black-and-White side put together the same run in May and July, when they drew with Peñarol and Bahia, both 1-1, and beat Grêmio 3-1, coming from behind. In April, Corinthians also had the same unbeaten stretch by defeating Platense-ARG and Barra-SC, and drawing with Vitória. The matches were valid for the Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, and Brazilian Championship.

Between January 22 and February 25, Corinthians put together a six-match unbeaten run away from Itaquera, with three wins (Velo Clube, São Bernardo FC, Athletico-PR) and three draws (Santos, Portuguesa, and Cruzeiro). The streak ended on February 28, when they were beaten 1-0 by Novorizontino in the Paulista Championship semifinal.

Corinthians aim to avoid first negative run against Coritiba in 23 years

Tonight, Corinthians will try to avoid a negative run against Coritiba. The last time the Black-and-White side lost two straight matches to the opponent was in 2003, when they were beaten in both halves of that year’s Brasileirão. In the first half, they lost 1-0 at Morumbi. In the second, the same scoreline happened at Couto Pereira. Since then, Corinthians have recorded 17 wins, eight draws, and just two defeats.

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