Match preview: Athletico PR favourite to defeat Cuiabá at Arena da Baixada

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Fri 03.December
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena da Baixada (43981 seats)

This duo has had their share of problems so far, but a win and three points in this very important match would definitely provide a boost. Get ready for Athletico PR - Cuiabá!

Insights:
  • Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie A

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie A game only three days ago.

Cuiabá have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Athletico PR form and stats

The Serie A results playing at home this season for Athletico PR are 7-4-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Athletico PR hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chapecoense, Athletico PR, Gremio, Juventude, Sport Recife and Bahia), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

D. Terans was the last player to score a league goal for Athletico and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Athletico PR haven't scored in 323 minutes.

Athletico faced defeat in their previous match, away at Corinthians (0-1). The forward Nikão was declared "man of the match" for Athletico with the rating of 8.0/10. Nikão hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).

Before that, Athletico played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Sao Paulo.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Athletico PR matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and two defeats (from four games).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Athletico PR as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Palmeiras are visiting.

Athletico PR are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. Athletico's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cuiabá form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 3 wins, 10 draws and 4 defeats.

The manager J. de Amorim Campos was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Arena Pantanal. Cuiabá suffered a 1-3 loss to Palmeiras (placed 3rd). Midfield player Rafael Gava was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Gava hit five key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Bahia.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cuiabá playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and two home wins.

A new game in only three days for Cuiabá, the Serie A home match versus Fortaleza. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cuiabá as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games in the league. Cuiabá are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest registered result involving both these squads is the Cuiabá - Athletico PR 1-0 played earlier this season.

Athletico PR missing players

Cuiabá missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletico PR Cuiabá
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
12 7 2 Won W 2 3 9
6 4 2 Drew D 3 10 16
17 6 1 Lost L 0 4 10
39 22 8 Scored S 7 15 32
44 21 7 Conceded C 5 15 35
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 59% 74%
69% 65% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 51%
51% 59% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 37%
14% 24% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 23%
6% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 6%
46% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 43%
20% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 47% 40%
40% 35% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 43%
 
4.7 5.6 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.2 3.7
4.9 3.2 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.9 5.1
2.2 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 2.2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
13.2 16.5 18.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 8.4 11.4
3.5 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.6 3.5
31% 29% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 34% 26%
 
13.7 11.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 15 16.6 13.4
4.1 3.8 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.1 3.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá have the most clean sheets (8) away in Serie A

  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 35 24 6 5 57 25 18 16 1 1 38 10 17 8 5 4 19 15 32 78
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Atlético GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiabá 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Athletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 35 10 10 15 37 46 17 7 5 5 23 19 18 3 5 10 14 27 -9 40
18 Gremio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 15

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 Atletico Mineiro 35 24 6 5 57 25 18 16 1 1 38 10 17 8 5 4 19 15 32 78
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Atlético GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiabá 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Athletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 35 10 10 15 37 46 17 7 5 5 23 19 18 3 5 10 14 27 -9 40
18 Gremio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 15

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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.