Palmeiras travel to Athletico PR with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 26.October
Match begins: 00:45 (UTC)
Venue: Arena da Baixada (43981 seats)

Buckle up for a show! The leading antagonists are Athletico PR and Palmeiras, a win is the objective and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals (56) in Serie A

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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Athletico PR form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Arena da Baixada as Athletico PR have scored 24 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 9-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Athletico PR fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Arena da Baixada and will expect new points from this game. Athletico PR has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Athletico will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the game against Bragantino (placed 13th). A goal frenzy last time out for Athletico PR, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Bragantino. Fun stuff to watch! Pablo, a natural forward, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.22 (out of 10). Pablo hit one key pass.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Coritiba in a game that was won 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Athletico PR as they are travelling to their away game against Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Athletico in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. Athletico PR have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Palmeiras have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 9-7-0 from 16 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Palmeiras as they haven't lost any of their last 18 games.

205 minutes! That's how long the Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton Pereira da Silva and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Palmeiras go into this game after a win, the home game against Avai that ended 3-0. Defender Gómez was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Gómez hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sao Paulo.

The visiting Palmeiras have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. Palmeiras are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Palmeiras - Athletico PR 0-2 was the product when this pair of sides previously met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Athletico PR, four draws and four wins for Palmeiras. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasR. da Silva Barbosa
R. da Silva Barbosa
10 goals
AthleticoM. Terans Pérez
M. Terans Pérez
9 goals
PalmeirasG. Gómez Portillo
G. Gómez Portillo
8 goals

Athletico PR missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletico PR Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
14 9 2 Won W 1 9 20
9 6 2 Drew D 2 7 11
10 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
40 24 3 Scored S 2 23 56
40 12 1 Conceded C 1 10 21
91% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
64% 56% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 70%
39% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 45%
27% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 21%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
45% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 42%
36% 44% 75% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 55%
27% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 15%
 
5.5 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 6.2 8
6 4.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.3 4.2
2.5 2.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.5 15.5 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 14.4 17.7
4.2 5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4.9 6.2
29% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 28%
 
14.9 13.1 13 Shots against (avg) S A 16.7 12.9 11.6
4.4 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras have not yet lost a game away.
  • Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (18) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (8) away in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most points (34) away in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals (23) away in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals (56) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+35) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 33 20 11 2 56 21 17 11 4 2 33 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 35 71
2 Internacional 33 16 13 4 50 29 16 10 5 1 33 13 17 6 8 3 17 16 21 61
3 Flamengo 33 17 7 9 53 30 16 10 3 3 32 9 17 7 4 6 21 21 23 58
4 Corinthians 32 16 9 7 39 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 16 5 5 6 16 22 9 57
5 Fluminense 33 16 7 10 53 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 55
6 Athletico PR 33 14 9 10 40 40 16 9 6 1 24 12 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 33 12 12 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 5 48
8 Sao Paulo 33 11 14 8 46 35 16 7 5 4 28 17 17 4 9 4 18 18 11 47
9 America Mineiro 33 13 6 14 31 34 17 8 3 6 20 17 16 5 3 8 11 17 -3 45
10 Fortaleza 33 12 9 12 34 33 16 5 7 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 45
11 Botafogo 33 12 8 13 34 37 16 4 4 8 13 16 17 8 4 5 21 21 -3 44
12 Santos 33 11 10 12 38 30 17 8 4 5 27 16 16 3 6 7 11 14 8 43
13 Bragantino 33 10 11 12 45 45 17 8 5 4 28 18 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 41
14 Goias 32 10 11 11 35 41 15 5 6 4 17 16 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 41
15 Coritiba 33 10 5 18 33 53 17 10 3 4 22 14 16 0 2 14 11 39 -20 35
16 Ceara 33 6 16 11 29 34 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 3 8 5 13 14 -5 34
17 Atletico GO 33 8 9 16 33 49 17 6 4 7 19 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -16 33
18 Cuiaba 33 7 10 16 25 37 16 4 7 5 13 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -12 31
19 Avai 33 7 7 19 28 55 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 1 3 12 7 31 -27 28
20 Juventude 33 3 12 18 26 60 17 2 8 7 16 24 16 1 4 11 10 36 -34 21

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 Palmeiras 33 20 11 2 56 21 17 11 4 2 33 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 35 71
2 Internacional 33 16 13 4 50 29 16 10 5 1 33 13 17 6 8 3 17 16 21 61
3 Flamengo 33 17 7 9 53 30 16 10 3 3 32 9 17 7 4 6 21 21 23 58
4 Corinthians 32 16 9 7 39 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 16 5 5 6 16 22 9 57
5 Fluminense 33 16 7 10 53 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 55
6 Athletico PR 33 14 9 10 40 40 16 9 6 1 24 12 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 33 12 12 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 5 48
8 Sao Paulo 33 11 14 8 46 35 16 7 5 4 28 17 17 4 9 4 18 18 11 47
9 America Mineiro 33 13 6 14 31 34 17 8 3 6 20 17 16 5 3 8 11 17 -3 45
10 Fortaleza 33 12 9 12 34 33 16 5 7 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 45
11 Botafogo 33 12 8 13 34 37 16 4 4 8 13 16 17 8 4 5 21 21 -3 44
12 Santos 33 11 10 12 38 30 17 8 4 5 27 16 16 3 6 7 11 14 8 43
13 Bragantino 33 10 11 12 45 45 17 8 5 4 28 18 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 41
14 Goias 32 10 11 11 35 41 15 5 6 4 17 16 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 41
15 Coritiba 33 10 5 18 33 53 17 10 3 4 22 14 16 0 2 14 11 39 -20 35
16 Ceara 33 6 16 11 29 34 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 3 8 5 13 14 -5 34
17 Atletico GO 33 8 9 16 33 49 17 6 4 7 19 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -16 33
18 Cuiaba 33 7 10 16 25 37 16 4 7 5 13 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -12 31
19 Avai 33 7 7 19 28 55 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 1 3 12 7 31 -27 28
20 Juventude 33 3 12 18 26 60 17 2 8 7 16 24 16 1 4 11 10 36 -34 21

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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.