Atlético Mineiro - Fortaleza. 4th spot meets 19th spot. The ball is round - get a full game guide here!
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Atlético Mineiro as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto as Atlético Mineiro have scored 12 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Atlético are confident in defense, having played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Atlético Mineiro's previous fixture was a Copa do Brasil game also played at their home, ending 2-1 vs Flamengo. The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league victory after four games without one.
Ahead of that match, Atlético Mineiro won a home game hosting Flamengo (2-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atlético as they are travelling to their away game against Emelec in the Copa Libertadores. That match is three days after this one.
Atlético Mineiro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 12 goals in 7 league matches. 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 6 from 7 matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fortaleza in their Serie A matches away.
The regulars enjoyed Fortaleza's previous match versus Ceará, a Copa do Brasil win (2-0) played at home. That win felt sweet as this team had gone three league matches without winning.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus América Mineiro in the Serie A.Fortaleza have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Atlético Mineiro won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Fortaleza got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 2 goals |  M. Vieira da Veiga 2 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 54% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 31% |
| 23% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 54% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 54% |
| 46% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 38% |
| 7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17.5 | 18.9 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 32% | 20% |
| 9.9 | 8.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
- All of Atlético Mineiro's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fortaleza have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fortaleza 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Internacional | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Ceará | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Goiás | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Juventude | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
