The league table is allowed to rest as Internacional and Atlético GO battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 8th Finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Internacional nor Atlético GO 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 Atlético GO, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
Internacional form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the finals.Internacional are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The Internacional fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda and will expect new points from this game. Internacional has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Internacional lost their last game at Corinthians after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that match, a Copa do Brasil win away at Atlético GO.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Internacional matches with similar probabilities have ended with eight wins, zero draws and one defeat (from nine games).
Internacional have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Internacional have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Atlético GO form and stats
Atlético GO's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round against Santos.3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Atlético GO playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 3W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.
Ze Roberto was the last player to score for the away team. Atlético haven't scored a league goal in the last 225 minutes.
Atlético play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Coritiba. A 1-2 loss hosting Internacional before that.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Atlético when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning zero games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Corinthians in just four days.
Goals are few and far between in Atlético's away league games. Only 5 goals from 10 travels. Atlético have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Atlético GO - Internacional 1-2 played earlier this season. Last eight meetings between the teams: Internacional won four, Atlético GO won one and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha 15 goals | P. Bezerra do Nascimento 3 goals |  J. Guerrero González 3 goals |
Internacional missing players
Atlético GO missing players
| Internacional | Atlético GO | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 273 | 135 | Total Shots | T S | 133 | 317 | ||
| 108 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 92 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 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 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceará | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |