Atlético Mineiro have been superior to Ceará so far, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you need ahead of kickoff:
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
- Ceará have the fewest points (6) away in Serie A
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Atlético Mineiro and Ceará.
It's quite the trip for Ceará when visiting Atlético as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Atlético Mineiro have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 25 points collected from 10 matches (8-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Atlético has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Santos defeat 103 days ago.
An away draw last time out for Atlético Mineiro, facing Chapecoense in a game that ended 2-2. The hometeam coach A. Stival made a successful contribution in the game against Chapecoense, bringing on Eduardo Sasha who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Midfield player Dylan Borrero got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Borrero scored one goal and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
Before that, Atlético Mineiro had a home game versus Internacional which ended with a victory 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Santos are coming to town in four days.
The Atlético manager A. Stival has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Atlético have only let in 5 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ceará form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ceará so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-4 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ceará have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ferroviario game.
The Ceará goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 315 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Ceará's last game was the home draw against Internacional (0-0). The attacker Cléber got a match rating of 7.35 in that game. Cléber hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Before that, Ceará secured a home win against Chapecoense with the score 1-0.Goals are few and far between in Ceará's away league games. Only 5 goals from 10 travels. As opposed to that, Ceará have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ceará - Atlético 2-1 was the scoreline in these teams' previous H2H game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Atlético wins - draws - Ceará wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 8 goals |  J. Savarino Quintero 4 goals |   R. Lima Morais 4 goals |
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| Atlético Mineiro | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 68% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 59% |
| 39% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 32% |
| 9% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 23% |
| 4% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 52% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 41% |
| 6.3 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 50% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 14% | 22% |
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ceará have scored away.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most clean sheets (12) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (25) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ceará have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ceará have the fewest points (6) away in Serie A
- Ceará have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Serie A
- Ceará have yet to win a 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 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Internacional | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceará | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Juventude | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Gremio | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Bahia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 12 |