It's looking great for Athletico PR so far this season, with the 6th place in the Serie A table and welcoming Internacional (who are in 11th).
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Serie A
Athletico PR and Internacional should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Alinja Arena. 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Athletico have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A strong away win for Athletico PR against Flamengo the last match, as Cacá, Santana and Bueno were on target. Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without one. Bueno (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Bueno scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Atletico Mineiro.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Athletico PR have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.
The Athletico PR fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Athletico's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-5-5 (12 played). Visiting Internacional has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The regulars enjoyed Internacional's previous match versus Sao Paulo (placed 13th), a 2-1 win played at home. That win was so crucial for this team, after a terrible period of ten league games in a row not winning. Renê, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.74. Renê scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Goias that ended 0-0.We have checked recent matches where Internacional have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
The attacking power of Internacional when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Internacional have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the match result Internacional - Athletico PR 0-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Athletico four wins, three draws and Internacional three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Roque Ferreira 11 goals |  C. Alves Cardoso 4 goals |  V. Frezarin Bueno 3 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Internacional missing players
| Athletico PR | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 35 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 13% |
| 9% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 43% |
| 35% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 17.2 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.7 | 13.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5 | 4.4 |
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Internacional have scored away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Internacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Serie A
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Gremio | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Bragantino | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Internacional | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 26 |
| 15 | Goias | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Bahia | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Santos | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -21 | 16 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 14 |
