A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Corinthians and América Mineiro know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Corinthians nor América Mineiro as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Corinthians form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Corinthians at their home stadium (Neo Química Arena) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Corinthians's previous fixture was a Copa Sudamericana game also played at home, finishing 1-0 versus Universitario. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Atletico Mineiro.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Corinthians matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 7 games).
The manager da Silva will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universitario in only three days.
Corinthians has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Corinthians are not conceding a lot of goals here at Neo Química Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
América Mineiro form and stats
América Mineiro's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from América Mineiro's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 7 away games in the Serie A. América Mineiro only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away games in a row for América, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Colo-Colo in the Copa Sudamericana.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Coritiba's place.Looking at the earlier recent performances of América Mineiro when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 10 matches with the visitors losing 8 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colo-Colo in just three days.
América find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that América Mineiro concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
América Mineiro have won at least one point in the last 5 games (3-2-0) facing Corinthians.These competitors have battled previously this season: América Mineiro - Corinthians 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Krug Guedes 6 goals |   D. Avelar 3 goals |  A. dos Santos Gonçalves 3 goals |
Corinthians missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| Corinthians | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 21 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Conceded | C | 28 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.6 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| 14.7 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Gremio | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Bahia | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Goias | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 10 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 9 |
