National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atlético Mineiro or Bahia that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Atlético nor Bahia 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bahia, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 2nd round.Atlético Mineiro are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Atlético has won six games in a row. The Santos match was the last time out without a victory.
Atlético's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Bahia. The home side are looking to build on that result. Attacking player Hulk bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Hulk scored two goals.
Before that, Atlético drew at home versus Boca Juniors.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Athletico PR in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio.
Goals decide football matches and Atlético are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Atlético have conceded only 5 goals.
Bahia form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bahia in their Serie A matches away. When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Three has not been a lucky number for Bahia as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Juventude match.
The attacking players of Bahia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 281 minutes.
Bahia lost away at Atlético Mineiro (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfield player Rodriguinho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Rodriguinho hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 0-5 defeat against Flamengo.A quick return to home after this game, as Bahia are hosting Sport Recife in the Serie A only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Bahia's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. As for defending, Bahia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Atlético victories, five draws and three Bahia wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 7 goals |   G. Vieira de Souza 6 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Bahia missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Ceara | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Bahia | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Internacional | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Gremio | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 |