Serie A match preview: Athletico PR versus Atlético Mineiro

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)

Athletico PR will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Atlético Mineiro.

Insights:
  • Athletico PR has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro has the most scored goals (43) in Serie A

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Atlético Mineiro, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

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Athletico PR form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Athletico PR have to build on here in the Serie A. Two home wins in a row for Athletico bring valid hopes of a third.

Athletico lost their last game at Fluminense (placed 5th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Athletico lost 0-1 at River Plate's place.

Athletico's goalkeeper Santos was extremely busy against Fluminense, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning nine saves.

Athletico PR aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. Athletico have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Atlético Mineiro, who have the most scored goals (43) in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.

Atlético Mineiro's last game was the home draw against Internacional (2-2). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Botafogo.

Atlético Mineiro has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against São Paulo in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visiting Atlético have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Atlético have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Atlético Mineiro - Athletico 0-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Athletico victories, one draw and four Atlético Mineiro wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroM. da Silva França
M. da Silva França
10 goals
Atlético MineiroE. Colcenti Antunes
E. Colcenti Antunes
6 goals
AthleticoR. de Souza
R. de Souza
4 goals

Athletico PR missing players

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletico PR Atlético Mineiro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 6 11 24
8 5 0 Won W 1 4 13
4 3 0 Drew D 1 1 4
12 4 2 Lost L 4 6 7
20 10 1 Scored S 7 14 43
27 9 3 Conceded C 14 20 31
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
54% 42% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 83%
33% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 71%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 12%
42% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 83% 64% 58%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 29%
33% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 18% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.8 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
12.3 10.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 17.2 17.1 16.7
3.1 3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 5.6
27% 28% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 35% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro has the most matches over the total-line (16) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro has the most scored goals (43) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Atlético Mineiro have scored more than double the goals of Athletico PR.
  • Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 23 13 8 2 38 20 11 7 4 0 16 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 18 47
2 Atlético Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Athletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 23 3 11 9 22 30 13 2 5 6 12 17 10 1 6 3 10 13 -8 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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 São Paulo 23 13 8 2 38 20 11 7 4 0 16 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 18 47
2 Atlético Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Athletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 23 3 11 9 22 30 13 2 5 6 12 17 10 1 6 3 10 13 -8 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.