The league table is allowed to rest as Atlético Mineiro and Athletico PR battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Final leg of two fixtures.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Athletico PR, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Home games in the Serie A have been a walk in the park for Atlético Mineiro so far, with 52 points won from 19 matches; 17 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. 8W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Brasil for Atlético Mineiro. In general it's been a long time since Atlético Mineiro tasted defeat here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
The Atlético supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Athletico PR in Copa do Brasil and win 1-0. Attacking player Diego Costa edged out all others in that match and got a match rating of 7.1 out of 10. Costa hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Gremio in the Serie A.Atlético can score goals in their home matches. After 19 league matches they have found the net 42 times. Atlético have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Athletico PR form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Athletico PR so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 5-3-11 (win-draw-lose). Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Athletico PR: 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Two away games in a row for Athletico, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Atlético Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil. Defender Thiago Heleno was the best team player with a rating of 7.32. Heleno won 2 of 2 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Sport Recife's stadium before that.The attacking power of Athletico when travelling is not overwhelming with 18 goals scored from 19 league matches away. As opposed to that, Athletico have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Atlético won six, Athletico PR triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
![]() G. Vieira de Souza 19 goals | ![]() F. Zaracho 7 goals | ![]() R. de Souza 6 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 47 | 33 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 40% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.7 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 35% | ||
| 8.4 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 84 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 33 | 71 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 66 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -1 | 58 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 57 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 56 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 8 | America Mineiro | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 53 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 53 |
| 10 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -5 | 50 |
| 11 | Ceara | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 50 |
| 12 | Internacional | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 48 |
| 14 | Athletico PR | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -4 | 47 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 47 |
| 16 | Juventude | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 46 |
| 17 | Gremio | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 30 | -7 | 43 |
| 18 | Bahia | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -9 | 43 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 38 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 38 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -40 | 15 |