CSA get ready to welcome América Mineiro for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil 3rd Round leg 1 of 2.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for CSA and América Mineiro.
CSA form and stats
CSA have reached this Copa do Brasil stage through battling and winning against Atletico Alagoinhas and Paysandu. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 2nd round.Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marcelo Henrique Passos Carne not having conceded a league goal in 381 minutes.
CSA shared the glory with Ituano in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The CSA goalkeeper Carné was crucial in the match against Ituano last time out, making six saves. Goalkeeper Carné got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.05 out of ten. Carné topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a Alagoano home match hosting Murici in a game that was won 8-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for CSA as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie B match thankfully also at home. Bahia are visiting.
América Mineiro form and stats
América Mineiro's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The fans enjoyed América Mineiro's previous game versus Juventude, a 4-1 win played at home. Bóia, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.33. Bóia served one assist and hit three key passes.
América Mineiro have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the prior two meetings): CSA won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and América Mineiro have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneCSA missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| CSA | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 35 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 40% | ||
| 7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.3 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 10.5 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Operario PR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Londrina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Criciuma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brusque | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Tombense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ituano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Vila Nova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | CRB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | CSA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Novorizontino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Sampaio Correa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Gremio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Guarani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Nautico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Santos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | América Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Coritiba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Ceara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Internacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Avai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Palmeiras | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Juventude | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Goias | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Atletico PR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
