With their 6 point edge in the league standings, Atlético Mineiro followers hope to see their beloved team earn max points from this game vs Bahia.
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There haven't been much to rest for the host team, as they had a Copa Libertadores fixture only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Palmeiras.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. The Atlético Mineiro manager Scolari might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Atlético coach Scolari and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores. Éverson, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.44 out of 10 in that game. Éverson topped it up with a clean sheet.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sao Paulo and winning 2-0.The Atlético Mineiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bahia form and stats
There's been little loot from Bahia's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Serie A. Bahia only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Bahia go into this game after a win, the home game against America Mineiro that ended 3-1. Yippee; their first three points in the league after six matches not winning. Midfielder Cauly was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.83. Cauly scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 43 successful passes (of 50 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sao Paulo that ended 0-0.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Bahia's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 9 matches. As opposed to that, Bahia have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Atlético Mineiro, three draws and three wins for Bahia. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 7 goals |  P. Sampaio Filho 4 goals |  C. Pavón 3 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Bahia missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 78% | 83% |
| 72% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 72% |
| 39% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 11% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 33% | 56% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 28% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 56% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.6 | 17.6 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.7 | 13.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 24% | 21% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 12% | 23% |
| 11.7 | 9.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bahia have scored away.
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Botafogo | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Gremio | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Atlético Mineiro | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Internacional | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Goias | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Bahia | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Santos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 14 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 10 |
