National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Athletico PR or Santos that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Athletico PR nor Santos 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.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa do Brasil.Athletico PR have played 8 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Copa do Brasil match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. It's trouble wherever Athletico are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Athletico are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 242 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. de Souza).
Athletico's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Corinthians. Nikão (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.13/10. Nikão hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Athletico had a Copa Sudamericana home game versus LDU Quito which ended with a victory 4-2.There will be little rest for Athletico after this match as they are travelling to Palmeiras for a Serie A game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Athletico in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Athletico have conceded 10 goals.
Santos form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals.Santos have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Santos: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. With three draws in a row for Santos the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
There were no winners in Santos's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 2-2 vs Internacional. Jean Mota got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Mota served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times.
It was a Copa Sudamericana defeat before that one as the away game against Libertad wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Santos are hosting Flamengo in the Serie A only three days away.
The visiting Santos have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. Santos have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Athletico won three games, one match ended with a tie and Santos got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  M. Terans Pérez 4 goals |   M. Santos Costa 4 goals |  M. de Almeida Santos Matos 4 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Santos missing players
| Athletico PR | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 18 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Santos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Juventude | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Gremio | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 6 |