Palmeiras vs América Mineiro preview: Copa do Brasil Semi-finals leg 1 of 2

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Brasil
Competition: Thu 24.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Parque (43600 seats)

Palmeiras get ready to welcome América Mineiro 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.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Palmeiras are 6-4-2 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Palmeiras has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Palmeiras has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Allianz Parque. We remember; it was Coritiba.

Palmeiras are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Internacional. Ahead of that match, Palmeiras won a home game hosting Libertad (3-0).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bragantino are coming to town in four days.

The Palmeiras fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Palmeiras have conceded 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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América Mineiro form and stats

They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 2nd round.

Playing away, América Mineiro have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie B this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Brasil stats, they have 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but América are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

América played 2-2 against Chapecoense in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Figueirense.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CRB in just three days.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. América Mineiro are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 7 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Palmeiras won four games, five matches ended with a draw and América Mineiro has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
8 goals
PalmeirasL. de Souza da Silva
L. de Souza da Silva
7 goals
América MineiroA. da Silva Santos Junior
A. da Silva Santos Junior
7 goals

Palmeiras missing players

América Mineiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palmeiras América Mineiro
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   12 25
15 11   Won W   7 14
4 1   Drew D   4 8
6 2   Lost L   1 3
53 37   Scored S   11 31
21 7   Conceded C   5 17
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   75% 84%
88% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   33% 56%
64% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 40%
32% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 12%
12% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
36% 21%   BTTS BTTS   33% 52%
48% 71%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 40%
16% 7%   Failed to Score F T   33% 24%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.4 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
4 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.4 15.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.5
4.9 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.4
43% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Flamengo 25 14 6 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 12 7 2 3 20 18 11 48
3 Atlético Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Grêmio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
10 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
11 Corinthians 25 8 9 8 26 29 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -3 33
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 26 7 9 10 24 25 13 5 4 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 30
15 Sport Recife 26 8 5 13 23 35 13 6 1 6 14 16 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
19 Coritiba 26 5 6 15 21 35 13 3 3 7 7 11 13 2 3 8 14 24 -14 21
20 Goias 25 4 8 13 25 40 13 3 4 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 20
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chapecoense 30 16 11 3 34 14 14 8 5 1 12 4 16 8 6 2 22 10 20 59
2 América Mineiro 30 16 9 5 34 21 15 8 4 3 21 14 15 8 5 2 13 7 13 57
3 Cuiaba 30 14 8 8 37 29 16 10 5 1 25 10 14 4 3 7 12 19 8 50
4 Juventude 30 13 10 7 43 29 16 8 6 2 25 12 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 49
5 Sampaio Corrêa 30 13 6 11 41 30 15 8 0 7 20 14 15 5 6 4 21 16 11 45
6 CSA 30 13 6 11 39 30 15 10 1 4 25 13 15 3 5 7 14 17 9 45
7 Avai 30 13 5 12 33 38 15 7 2 6 16 19 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 44
8 Guarani 30 12 8 10 37 35 15 8 4 3 24 15 15 4 4 7 13 20 2 44
9 Ponte Preta 30 12 7 11 36 39 15 7 4 4 20 21 15 5 3 7 16 18 -3 43
10 Cruzeiro 30 12 10 8 35 27 15 5 5 5 21 16 15 7 5 3 14 11 8 40
11 Confianca 30 10 9 11 33 37 15 6 5 4 18 18 15 4 4 7 15 19 -4 39
12 Operario PR 30 9 11 10 25 28 15 6 6 3 19 12 15 3 5 7 6 16 -3 38
13 CRB 30 10 7 13 31 38 15 7 5 3 17 11 15 3 2 10 14 27 -7 37
14 Brasil de Pelotas 29 8 13 8 26 26 14 5 8 1 15 8 15 3 5 7 11 18 0 37
15 Vitoria 30 8 12 10 38 34 16 7 4 5 20 14 14 1 8 5 18 20 4 36
16 Parana 29 8 8 13 29 39 14 5 5 4 16 13 15 3 3 9 13 26 -10 32
17 Figueirense 30 7 11 12 24 31 15 4 6 5 14 11 15 3 5 7 10 20 -7 32
18 Nautico 30 7 11 12 26 35 14 5 7 2 16 12 16 2 4 10 10 23 -9 32
19 Botafogo SP 30 6 7 17 17 30 14 4 3 7 12 14 16 2 4 10 5 16 -13 25
20 Oeste 30 4 7 19 22 50 16 3 3 10 10 23 14 1 4 9 12 27 -28 19

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 Chapecoense 30 16 11 3 34 14 14 8 5 1 12 4 16 8 6 2 22 10 20 59
2 América Mineiro 30 16 9 5 34 21 15 8 4 3 21 14 15 8 5 2 13 7 13 57
3 Cuiaba 30 14 8 8 37 29 16 10 5 1 25 10 14 4 3 7 12 19 8 50
4 Juventude 30 13 10 7 43 29 16 8 6 2 25 12 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 49
5 Sampaio Corrêa 30 13 6 11 41 30 15 8 0 7 20 14 15 5 6 4 21 16 11 45
6 CSA 30 13 6 11 39 30 15 10 1 4 25 13 15 3 5 7 14 17 9 45
7 Avai 30 13 5 12 33 38 15 7 2 6 16 19 15 6 3 6 17 19 -5 44
8 Guarani 30 12 8 10 37 35 15 8 4 3 24 15 15 4 4 7 13 20 2 44
9 Ponte Preta 30 12 7 11 36 39 15 7 4 4 20 21 15 5 3 7 16 18 -3 43
10 Cruzeiro 30 12 10 8 35 27 15 5 5 5 21 16 15 7 5 3 14 11 8 40
11 Confianca 30 10 9 11 33 37 15 6 5 4 18 18 15 4 4 7 15 19 -4 39
12 Operario PR 30 9 11 10 25 28 15 6 6 3 19 12 15 3 5 7 6 16 -3 38
13 CRB 30 10 7 13 31 38 15 7 5 3 17 11 15 3 2 10 14 27 -7 37
14 Brasil de Pelotas 29 8 13 8 26 26 14 5 8 1 15 8 15 3 5 7 11 18 0 37
15 Vitoria 30 8 12 10 38 34 16 7 4 5 20 14 14 1 8 5 18 20 4 36
16 Parana 29 8 8 13 29 39 14 5 5 4 16 13 15 3 3 9 13 26 -10 32
17 Figueirense 30 7 11 12 24 31 15 4 6 5 14 11 15 3 5 7 10 20 -7 32
18 Nautico 30 7 11 12 26 35 14 5 7 2 16 12 16 2 4 10 10 23 -9 32
19 Botafogo SP 30 6 7 17 17 30 14 4 3 7 12 14 16 2 4 10 5 16 -13 25
20 Oeste 30 4 7 19 22 50 16 3 3 10 10 23 14 1 4 9 12 27 -28 19

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