Atlético Mineiro and Fortaleza are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Serie A season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Atlético Mineiro as they were promoted from Mineiro 1 last season. Happy days that were secured through 9 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from eleven games. The team scored 16 goals at home last season and conceded 2. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Atlético home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
Atlético are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Brasil match at Remo awaits in three days.
Fortaleza form and stats
A job perfectly done for Fortaleza last season as they secured promotion from Cearense 1. With a grand total of 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 3 were in away matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ceara in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Atlético Mineiro, two draws and three wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Atlético Mineiro missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Atlético Mineiro | Last season | Fortaleza | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 87% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 22% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 78% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atletico GO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ceara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Juventude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sport Recife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 17 |
| 2 | Ferroviario | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Ceara | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Uniclinic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Pacajus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Caucaia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 7 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 4 |
| 8 | Icasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |