This looks to be an exciting fixture as Atlético Mineiro have their expected home advantage, while Botafogo have an edge of 20 points in the Serie A table.
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo 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.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Atlético Mineiro after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Atlético Mineiro shared the glory with Atletico PR in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfielder Paulinho was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Paulinho scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).
Before that, Atlético had a home game versus Santos which ended with a victory 2-0.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 Atlético Mineiro have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 15 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.
Atlético Mineiro are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games.
Botafogo form and stats
Playing away, Botafogo, who have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A, have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Botafogo who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Botafogo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Flamengo proved too strong as Botafogo slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Nilton Santos. That defeat stopped this club's string of league matches in a row without losing; twelve games in total! Midfield player Sá was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Sá scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
A defeat, in the Copa Sudamericana away at Defensa y Justicia, before that. We have checked recent matches where Botafogo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Observe: 12 of the last 16 league games involving this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Botafogo have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Botafogo as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo have duelled earlier this season: Botafogo - Atlético Mineiro 2-0. Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: six wins for Atlético, zero draws and four wins for Botafogo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 13 goals |   P. Sampaio Filho 8 goals |  G. Vieira de Souza 7 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 39 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 32% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 36% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 59% |
| 27% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 30% | 14% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 16.7 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.5 | 13.7 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 23% | 23% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 34% | 35% |
| 12.5 | 10.4 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 15.4 | 13.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | 5 |
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Serie A
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most clean sheets (13) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+26) in Serie A
- Botafogo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Internacional | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 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 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | -15 | 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 |
