Atlético Mineiro-Fortaleza: All set for the first of two encounters to decide this Copa do Brasil Semi-finals game

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Brasil
Competition: Thu 21.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (58170 seats)

Atlético Mineiro get ready to welcome Fortaleza for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.

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.

Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

Atlético Mineiro have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 31 points collected from 12 matches (10-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. This match is a Copa do Brasil match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. 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 eleven home games in the league.

The fans are hoping that Atlético will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Serie A game against Atlético GO. Nathan Silva was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.44 out of 10. The defender Silva scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 12 of 15 duels.

Ahead of that match, Atlético Mineiro won a home game hosting Santos (3-1).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Atlético, as the Serie A home game vs Cuiabá is only four days away.

The Atlético Mineiro manager A. Stival has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. Atlético Mineiro have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fortaleza form and stats

Fortaleza's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 8th finals against Sao Paulo.

Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Fortaleza: 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Fortaleza have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Fortaleza play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Chapecoense. Late drama in the previous game, when Yago Pikachu scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Chapecoense. Midfield player Yago Pikachu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Pikachu scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Grêmio in the Serie A.

After this away game Fortaleza return home for a Serie A game against Athletico PR. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Fortaleza find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fortaleza have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Atlético Mineiro victories, two draws and four Fortaleza wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroG. Vieira de Souza
G. Vieira de Souza
10 goals
FortalezaG. Souza Lisboa
G. Souza Lisboa
7 goals
FortalezaR. dos Santos Fernandes
R. dos Santos Fernandes
7 goals

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Fortaleza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Mineiro Fortaleza
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
15 10   Won W   6 13
8 2   Drew D   3 5
2 0   Lost L   4 7
39 24   Scored S   17 33
14 3   Conceded C   16 29
84% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
72% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 64%
44% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 48%
12% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 28%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
44% 25%   BTTS BTTS   54% 44%
56% 75%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 40%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   15% 24%
 
6 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.8
4.7 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.6
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
13.4 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   15.5 15.6
4.4 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.5 5
35% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 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 Atlético Mineiro 26 17 5 4 42 19 12 10 1 1 26 7 14 7 4 3 16 12 23 56
2 Flamengo 24 14 4 6 46 21 13 8 1 4 22 13 11 6 3 2 24 8 25 46
3 Fortaleza 27 13 6 8 35 30 13 7 3 3 18 13 14 6 3 5 17 17 5 45
4 Palmeiras 26 13 4 9 38 32 14 8 2 4 24 21 12 5 2 5 14 11 6 43
5 Bragantino 26 10 12 4 42 31 13 3 8 2 19 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 11 42
6 Corinthians 26 10 10 6 28 23 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 5 6 2 11 8 5 40
7 Internacional 26 10 9 7 34 27 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 4 6 4 14 14 7 39
8 Fluminense 26 9 9 8 25 27 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 4 4 5 13 15 -2 36
9 Cuiabá 27 7 14 6 26 26 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 3 9 1 12 9 0 35
10 Athletico PR 26 10 4 12 32 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 13 4 1 8 14 17 -1 34
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 22 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 13 5 3 5 13 13 -2 34
12 América Mineiro 27 7 11 9 25 29 14 5 5 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 13 20 -4 32
13 Ceara 25 6 13 6 24 27 13 6 6 1 17 10 12 0 7 5 7 17 -3 31
14 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 21 26 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 3 5 5 10 16 -5 31
15 Santos 26 6 11 9 23 32 12 5 5 2 12 9 14 1 6 7 11 23 -9 29
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 28 38 12 4 3 5 15 17 14 3 4 7 13 21 -10 28
17 Juventude 27 6 10 11 27 36 13 5 4 4 14 14 14 1 6 7 13 22 -9 28
18 Sport Recife 27 6 9 12 14 22 14 3 5 6 6 8 13 3 4 6 8 14 -8 27
19 Grêmio 25 7 5 13 23 30 13 4 5 4 15 13 12 3 0 9 8 17 -7 26
20 Chapecoense 27 1 10 16 24 46 14 0 5 9 10 23 13 1 5 7 14 23 -22 13

Table
  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 26 17 5 4 42 19 12 10 1 1 26 7 14 7 4 3 16 12 23 56
2 Flamengo 24 14 4 6 46 21 13 8 1 4 22 13 11 6 3 2 24 8 25 46
3 Fortaleza 27 13 6 8 35 30 13 7 3 3 18 13 14 6 3 5 17 17 5 45
4 Palmeiras 26 13 4 9 38 32 14 8 2 4 24 21 12 5 2 5 14 11 6 43
5 Bragantino 26 10 12 4 42 31 13 3 8 2 19 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 11 42
6 Corinthians 26 10 10 6 28 23 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 5 6 2 11 8 5 40
7 Internacional 26 10 9 7 34 27 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 4 6 4 14 14 7 39
8 Fluminense 26 9 9 8 25 27 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 4 4 5 13 15 -2 36
9 Cuiabá 27 7 14 6 26 26 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 3 9 1 12 9 0 35
10 Athletico PR 26 10 4 12 32 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 13 4 1 8 14 17 -1 34
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 22 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 13 5 3 5 13 13 -2 34
12 América Mineiro 27 7 11 9 25 29 14 5 5 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 13 20 -4 32
13 Ceara 25 6 13 6 24 27 13 6 6 1 17 10 12 0 7 5 7 17 -3 31
14 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 21 26 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 3 5 5 10 16 -5 31
15 Santos 26 6 11 9 23 32 12 5 5 2 12 9 14 1 6 7 11 23 -9 29
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 28 38 12 4 3 5 15 17 14 3 4 7 13 21 -10 28
17 Juventude 27 6 10 11 27 36 13 5 4 4 14 14 14 1 6 7 13 22 -9 28
18 Sport Recife 27 6 9 12 14 22 14 3 5 6 6 8 13 3 4 6 8 14 -8 27
19 Grêmio 25 7 5 13 23 30 13 4 5 4 15 13 12 3 0 9 8 17 -7 26
20 Chapecoense 27 1 10 16 24 46 14 0 5 9 10 23 13 1 5 7 14 23 -22 13

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