Serie A: Athletico PR welcome Corinthians in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Athletico PR have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie A
These are active days for the host team, as they had a match only three days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. Thankfully the previous game, versus LDU Quito, was also a home game here at Arena da Baixada. The away team is better rested.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR have performed here at Arena da Baixada this season with 4 wins from 7 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Athletico to get some points in this home game.
Athletico PR's last game was hosting LDU Quito and winning 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A Serie A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Cuiabá.This is expected to be a close game, with Athletico 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 seven games. Athletico PR has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Athletico PR, as the Copa do Brasil home game vs Santos is only three days away.
Athletico PR have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena da Baixada with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Athletico PR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Corinthians form and stats
3-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Corinthians in their Serie A matches away.
Impressive finishing from Adson (2) and Renato Augusto secured the home win 3-1 against Ceará in their previous game. The attacker Adson got a match rating of 8.4 in that game. Adson scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Corinthians travelled to Santos and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Corinthians playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were one Corinthians win, five draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Corinthians defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Athletico victories, five draws and three Corinthians wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Terans Pérez 4 goals |   J. Alves de Assis Silva 4 goals |  M. Ferreira da Cruz 3 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Athletico PR | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 14.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 41% | 40% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 25% |
- 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 have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie A
- Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Ceará | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Internacional | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Bahia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 5 |