National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fluminense or Atlético Mineiro that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Fluminense 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.
Fluminense form and stats
Last season, Fluminense's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the Serie A for Fluminense at their home stadium (Estádio Nilton Santos) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Fluminense has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The spoils were shared in Fluminense's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atlético Mineiro travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The goalie Marcos Felipe was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.83 out of ten. Felipe stopped the opponent with six saves. Fluminense's goalie Marcos Felipe played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atlético Mineiro with a stunning six saves.
Before that, Fluminense played out a Copa Libertadores draw 1-1 when visiting Barcelona.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fluminense, as the Serie A home game vs Bahia is only four days away.
Fluminense have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. 7 goals have been conceded.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 2nd round.Atlético Mineiro have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games. Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Atlético Mineiro: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. In general it has been a productive period now for Atlético Mineiro as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Atlético are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Fluminense. Midfielder Nacho Fernández was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Fernández hit seven key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 65 successful passes (of 76 total). As mentioned above, Atlético drew the match against Fluminense. Manager A. Stival brought on Eduardo Sasha to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that, Atlético secured a home win against River Plate with the score 3-0.Atlético have another fixture away from home in just three sleeps, a Serie A fixture against Bragantino. A rough calendar for them!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Atlético have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Atlético Mineiro are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fluminense four wins, four draws and Atlético Mineiro two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 7 goals |  J. Savarino Quintero 4 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Fluminense | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Atletico PR | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Santos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Juventude | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Gremio | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 6 |