A key match in Serie A as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Atlético Mineiro in 3rd position and Flamengo placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Flamengo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only four sleeps ago.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Atlético Mineiro, who have the most points (23) at home in Serie A, have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 23 points collected from 9 matches (7-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Atlético tasted defeat here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Stress levels are on the rise for Atlético Mineiro's attacking players as they have now played 249 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Savarino was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that Atlético will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Serie A game against Palmeiras (placed 7th). Before that, Atlético drew at home versus Sport Recife.
This is expected to be a close game, with Atlético Mineiro perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Atlético Mineiro as a small favourite), we find four games. Atlético has won one of these, drawn two and lost one.
Goals decide football matches and Atlético Mineiro are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Atlético Mineiro have conceded only 6 goals.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (33) in Serie A, collect 20 points from their 10 away matches in the Serie A. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Impressive finishing from Pedro (2) and Michael secured the home win 3-2 against Athletico PR in their previous game. The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against São Paulo.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager D. Torrent Font when Michael scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Flamengo playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Flamengo win, three draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Flamengo's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Flamengo have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Flamengo - Atlético 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Atlético won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Flamengo has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  P. Abreu dos Santos 10 goals |  M. da Silva França 8 goals |  É. de Barros Ribeiro 5 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 33 |
| 23 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 84% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 68% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 16% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 314 | 159 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 123 | 285 |
| 108 | 75 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 54 | 112 |
| 29% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | 29% |
- Atlético Mineiro has the most points (23) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro has the most scored goals (21) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro has the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have not yet lost a game at home.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Flamengo has the most points (20) away in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most points from losing position (11) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (19) away in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (33) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the the best goal difference (+5) away in Serie A
- Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Gremio | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceará | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Athletico PR | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Goiás | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |