Bahia welcomes Atlético Mineiro to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 8th Finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Bahia nor Atlético Mineiro 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Mineiro have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bahia form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Bahia have to build on here at Estádio Governador Roberto Santos in the Serie A. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Bahia has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. It's trouble wherever Bahia are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Bahia are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 371 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by M. Bahia).
The Bahia fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie A game also here at Estádio Governador Roberto Santos: A 0-1 defeat against Sport Recife. Midfielder Patrick de Lucca was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Lucca hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 45 total).
Heartbreak before that as Bahia lost 0-2 at Atlético Mineiro's place.There will be little rest for Bahia after this match as they are travelling to Cuiaba for a Serie A game in only three days.
Bahia has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Bahia have conceded 12 from these games.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Atlético's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 2nd round.Atlético Mineiro have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 5-0-2 from 7 games. Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Atlético Mineiro: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Atlético have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Atlético goalkeeper Everson Felipe Marques Pires is eager to challenge this, with his 232 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Eduardo Vargas and Neto scored in Atlético's previous match, the home game against Athletico PR that ended 2-0. Mariano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Mariano hit three key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Bahia.The schedule is very tough for Atlético now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Juventude is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Atlético have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Atlético Mineiro - Bahia 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bahia three wins, four draws and Atlético Mineiro three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 7 goals |   G. Vieira de Souza 6 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
Bahia missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Bahia | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceara | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Santos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Atlético GO | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Bahia | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Juventude | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Internacional | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 17 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Gremio | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 4 |