Serie A: Atlético Mineiro anticipated to top Botafogo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 07.November
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (58170 seats)

Atlético Mineiro are placed 6th, while Botafogo are hanging back 5 points behind in the league table. Will they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an action-packed match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

7-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Atlético Mineiro so far this season.

Atlético Mineiro drew their last game, 2-2 away at Sao Paulo (placed 8th). The gifted forward Vargas bested all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.3 out of 10. Vargas scored two goals.

Before that, Atlético Mineiro had a home game versus Juventude which ended with a victory 1-0.

Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 14 league games, 12 have had zero, one or two goals.

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

Atlético has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Atlético Mineiro are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Botafogo form and stats

The visitors are W8-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

The manager de Castro was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estádio Nilton Santos. Botafogo suffered a 0-2 loss to Cuiaba (placed 15th). Defender Marçal was the best team player with a rating of 7.95. Marçal hit seven key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Bragantino.

A quick return to home after this game, as Botafogo are hosting Santos in the Serie A only three days away.

Botafogo find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo - Atlético 0-1 was the product when these two contenders last did battle, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Atlético Mineiro victories, one draw and two Botafogo wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroG. Vieira de Souza
G. Vieira de Souza
12 goals
BotafogoE. de Souza
E. de Souza
7 goals
Atlético MineiroI. Fernández
I. Fernández
4 goals

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Mineiro Botafogo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
13 7 1 Won W 2 8 13
13 5 2 Drew D 1 4 8
9 5 3 Lost L 2 5 14
41 22 7 Scored S 6 21 36
35 16 9 Conceded C 9 21 40
86% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
63% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 60%
34% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 41% 34%
17% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 35% 26%
9% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
46% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 43%
40% 41% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 26%
29% 24% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 37%
 
6.7 7.6 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.8 4.8
3.3 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.5 5.2
2.3 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
16.3 18 19.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 13.6 14.3
4.9 5.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.5 4.9
24% 25% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 23% 21%
 
9.5 8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 14.5 13.2
3.4 3.4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.3
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botafogo 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 Palmeiras 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 35 18 7 10 56 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 18 8 4 6 23 21 16 61
5 Corinthians 34 16 10 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 17 5 6 6 16 22 7 58
6 Atlético Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
7 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
8 Sao Paulo 35 12 15 8 50 38 18 8 6 4 32 20 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 51
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 5 8 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 43
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Cuiaba 35 9 10 16 28 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 37
16 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
17 Ceara 35 6 16 13 30 37 18 3 8 7 16 21 17 3 8 6 14 16 -7 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 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 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 35 18 7 10 56 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 18 8 4 6 23 21 16 61
5 Corinthians 34 16 10 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 17 5 6 6 16 22 7 58
6 Atlético Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
7 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
8 Sao Paulo 35 12 15 8 50 38 18 8 6 4 32 20 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 51
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 5 8 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 43
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Cuiaba 35 9 10 16 28 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 37
16 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
17 Ceara 35 6 16 13 30 37 18 3 8 7 16 21 17 3 8 6 14 16 -7 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 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.