Mineiro 2 match preview: Athletic Club versus Nacional AC MG

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Competition: Brazil Mineiro 2
Competition: Sat 14.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Joaquim Portugal

This is the Mineiro 2 season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Athletic Club or Nacional AC MG get that important first win?

It's no vacation for neither Club nor Nacional AC MG 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.

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Athletic Club form and stats

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Nacional AC MG in only four days.

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Nacional AC MG form and stats

A quick return to home after this game, as Nacional are hosting Athletic Club in the Mineiro 2 only four days away.

Let's have a look at how Nacional AC MG performed last season in the Mineiro 2: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded 18 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 2 with 10/10 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Nacional AC MG - Club 3-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Club wins - draws - Nacional AC MG wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Athletic Club missing players

Nacional AC MG missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletic Club Nacional AC MG
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 3 6 13
6 4 1 Won W 2 3 6
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
4 0 0 Lost L 1 1 4
21 11 2 Scored S 2 7 16
14 3 0 Conceded C 1 3 11
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 69%
62% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 31%
31% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 46%
31% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 31%
15% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
72 24 10 Total Shots T S 17 46 95
25 10 6 Shots on Target S O 4 16 32
52% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 31%
Key stats in Mineiro 2 this season:
  • Athletic Club have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Athletic Club have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nacional AC MG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Nacional AC MG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Betim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CAP Uberlandia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Democrata GV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Democrata SL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Guarani MG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ipatinga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mamore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nacional AC MG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pouso Alegre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Serranense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tupi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Athletic Club:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Betim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CAP Uberlandia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Democrata GV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Democrata SL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Guarani MG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ipatinga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mamore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nacional AC MG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pouso Alegre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Serranense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tupi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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