Athletico Paranaense v Vitória: home strength meets travel troubles in Sudamericana race | OneFootball

Athletico Paranaense host Vitória in the Brasileirão on Sunday, 26 April 2026 at Estádio Mário Celso Petraglia, with 6th meeting 11th and both in the Copa Sudamericana places seeking to firm up their positions.

Athletico Paranaense and Vitória both occupy Copa Sudamericana berths, and they split last season's league meetings with away wins.

Athletico-PR have five home wins in six league games and have conceded just four at home, though their recent run shows one win in five across competitions. Leão da Barra are unbeaten in their past two league outings, beating São Paulo 2-0 before drawing 0-0 with Corinthians, but they have no away league wins and only two points on the road.

CAP are without suspended Jadson, while Stiven Mendoza, Julimar and Renan Viana are injured. Nêgo travel without suspended Nathan Mendes, with injuries listed for Marinho and Neris among others.

CAP's strong home platform, 12 goals scored and four conceded at home, could shape the game, while Leão da Barra may look to keep things tight after their recent clean sheet and try to build on draws and narrow margins away from home.

A win would move Athletico-PR to 22 points and could push them closer to the Libertadores places while consolidating their Sudamericana spot. Victory for Nêgo would take them to 18 points and could move them into the top half, strengthening their own Sudamericana bid.