A lot at stake in this fixture, with Atlético Mineiro at 1st and Corinthians in 6th. Read the preview!
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie A
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (11) away 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.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Home games in the Serie A have been a walk in the park for Atlético Mineiro so far, with 40 points won from 15 matches; 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Atlético tasted defeat here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.
Atlético's last game was hosting America Mineiro (placed 12th) and winning 1-0. Defender Junior Alonso got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.02/10. Alonso hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Gremio.Atlético can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Atlético 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 9 from 15 matches.
Corinthians form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
The Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio Ramos is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Corinthians's previous game versus Fortaleza (placed 5th), a Serie A 1-0 win played at home. Victor Cantillo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Fortaleza last time out, making the manager S. Campos Junior feel like a tactical genius. Fagner, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Fagner hit three key passes and won 8 of 15 duels.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Chapecoense.A quick return to home after this game, as Corinthians are hosting Cuiaba in the Serie A only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Corinthians as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Corinthians as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Corinthians - Atlético 1-2. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Atlético won five, Corinthians triumphed in two and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 11 goals |   J. Alves de Assis Silva 6 goals |  I. Fernández 5 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 47 | 31 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 40% | 53% |
| 47% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 13% | 17% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 53% |
| 43% | 47% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 6.3 | 6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.6 | 14.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 28% |
| 10.3 | 10.1 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
- 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 Corinthians have scored away.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (40) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most scored goals (31) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (11) 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 | Atlético Mineiro | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 65 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 55 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Internacional | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Ceara | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | America Mineiro | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Bahia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Juventude | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 19 | Gremio | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 31 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -26 | 15 |