Athletico PR and Atlético Mineiro have both delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. Both teams hold mid-table places in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Atlético Mineiro have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
Athletico PR form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Serie A games here at Alinja Arena for Athletico PR. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
The home fans saw a 2-2 draw versus Fluminense last time out and are looking for a win here. Athletico's goalie Linck played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Fluminense with a stunning eight saves.
Before that, Athletico PR played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Goias.This is expected to be a close game, with Athletico PR perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Athletico PR as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Athletico PR has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
A decent goal production from Athletico PR in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Athletico have conceded 12 goals.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Playing away, Atlético Mineiro have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Atlético Mineiro won their last game, 2-0 versus Santos played at home. Midfield player Paulinho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.3/10. Paulinho scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 36 successful passes (of 40 total).
Prior to that match, the Atlético manager Scolari faced defeat when travelling to Vasco da Gama and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Atlético Mineiro in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Atlético Mineiro, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Low on goals? 11 of this club's last 14 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
It's not easy to score on Atlético Mineiro as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent archived result featuring both these squads is the Atlético Mineiro - Athletico 2-1 played previously this season. Athletico PR-Atlético Mineiro H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Athletico PR two wins, Atlético Mineiro eight wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Roque Ferreira 10 goals |   G. Vieira de Souza 7 goals |  P. Sampaio Filho 7 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Athletico PR | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 90% |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 55% | 67% |
| 43% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 33% |
| 24% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 10% |
| 10% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 43% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 45% | 38% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.8 | 16.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.9 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 33% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 24% | 23% |
| 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Gremio | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Internacional | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Goias | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Bahia | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 14 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -23 | 13 |
