Serie A preview: Home team members expecting a victory when Atlético Mineiro host Juventude

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 27.October
Match begins: 22:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (58170 seats)

The lights are on for Serie A and Atlético Mineiro - Juventude. In this preview and prediction you'll get statistics, scores, analysis, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Juventude have the most conceded goals (60) in Serie A

These teams have little in common geographically as Juventude have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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 Juventude.

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

Atlético Mineiro have played 16 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Atlético Mineiro haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 270 minutes ago. Fernandez scored that one.

The home team returns to Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto after drawing with Fortaleza (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Alonso got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.84/10. Alonso hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Atlético lost 0-1 at Flamengo's place.

It should be considered that a peek at the 12 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Atlético Mineiro has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Juventude form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Juventude so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Sao Paulo with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Chico was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Chico hit three key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 48 total).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Atletico GO.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Juventude, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: Juventude - Atlético Mineiro 1-2. Atlético-Juventude H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Atlético Mineiro eight wins, Juventude one win, zero draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroG. Vieira de Souza
G. Vieira de Souza
12 goals
JuventudeI. Pitta Saldívar
I. Pitta Saldívar
5 goals

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Juventude missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Mineiro Juventude
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 16 33
12 6 2 Won W 0 1 3
12 5 2 Drew D 3 4 12
9 5 1 Lost L 3 11 18
38 21 6 Scored S 4 10 26
33 16 4 Conceded C 11 36 60
85% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
64% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 76%
33% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 52%
15% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 33%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 6%
45% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 58%
39% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 6% 12%
30% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 36%
 
6.9 7.9 9.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 5.5
3.2 3.1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.7 6.2
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.9 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 6 8
 
16.5 18.2 21.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.9 12.5
5 5.3 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3 3.7
23% 25% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 21% 21%
 
9.4 7.9 6.4 Shots against (avg) S A 20.5 20.2 16.1
3.3 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.5 5.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atlético Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Juventude have scored away.
  • Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Juventude have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Juventude have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Juventude have the most conceded goals (60) in Serie A
  • Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Serie A
  • Juventude have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 33 20 11 2 56 21 17 11 4 2 33 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 35 71
2 Internacional 33 16 13 4 50 29 16 10 5 1 33 13 17 6 8 3 17 16 21 61
3 Flamengo 33 17 7 9 53 30 16 10 3 3 32 9 17 7 4 6 21 21 23 58
4 Corinthians 32 16 9 7 39 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 16 5 5 6 16 22 9 57
5 Fluminense 33 16 7 10 53 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 55
6 Athletico PR 33 14 9 10 40 40 16 9 6 1 24 12 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 51
7 Atlético Mineiro 33 12 12 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 5 48
8 Sao Paulo 33 11 14 8 46 35 16 7 5 4 28 17 17 4 9 4 18 18 11 47
9 America Mineiro 33 13 6 14 31 34 17 8 3 6 20 17 16 5 3 8 11 17 -3 45
10 Fortaleza 33 12 9 12 34 33 16 5 7 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 45
11 Botafogo 33 12 8 13 34 37 16 4 4 8 13 16 17 8 4 5 21 21 -3 44
12 Santos 33 11 10 12 38 30 17 8 4 5 27 16 16 3 6 7 11 14 8 43
13 Bragantino 33 10 11 12 45 45 17 8 5 4 28 18 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 41
14 Goias 32 10 11 11 35 41 15 5 6 4 17 16 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 41
15 Coritiba 33 10 5 18 33 53 17 10 3 4 22 14 16 0 2 14 11 39 -20 35
16 Ceara 33 6 16 11 29 34 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 3 8 5 13 14 -5 34
17 Atletico GO 33 8 9 16 33 49 17 6 4 7 19 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -16 33
18 Cuiaba 33 7 10 16 25 37 16 4 7 5 13 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -12 31
19 Avai 33 7 7 19 28 55 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 1 3 12 7 31 -27 28
20 Juventude 33 3 12 18 26 60 17 2 8 7 16 24 16 1 4 11 10 36 -34 21

Table
  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 33 20 11 2 56 21 17 11 4 2 33 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 35 71
2 Internacional 33 16 13 4 50 29 16 10 5 1 33 13 17 6 8 3 17 16 21 61
3 Flamengo 33 17 7 9 53 30 16 10 3 3 32 9 17 7 4 6 21 21 23 58
4 Corinthians 32 16 9 7 39 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 16 5 5 6 16 22 9 57
5 Fluminense 33 16 7 10 53 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 55
6 Athletico PR 33 14 9 10 40 40 16 9 6 1 24 12 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 51
7 Atlético Mineiro 33 12 12 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 5 48
8 Sao Paulo 33 11 14 8 46 35 16 7 5 4 28 17 17 4 9 4 18 18 11 47
9 America Mineiro 33 13 6 14 31 34 17 8 3 6 20 17 16 5 3 8 11 17 -3 45
10 Fortaleza 33 12 9 12 34 33 16 5 7 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 45
11 Botafogo 33 12 8 13 34 37 16 4 4 8 13 16 17 8 4 5 21 21 -3 44
12 Santos 33 11 10 12 38 30 17 8 4 5 27 16 16 3 6 7 11 14 8 43
13 Bragantino 33 10 11 12 45 45 17 8 5 4 28 18 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 41
14 Goias 32 10 11 11 35 41 15 5 6 4 17 16 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 41
15 Coritiba 33 10 5 18 33 53 17 10 3 4 22 14 16 0 2 14 11 39 -20 35
16 Ceara 33 6 16 11 29 34 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 3 8 5 13 14 -5 34
17 Atletico GO 33 8 9 16 33 49 17 6 4 7 19 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -16 33
18 Cuiaba 33 7 10 16 25 37 16 4 7 5 13 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -12 31
19 Avai 33 7 7 19 28 55 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 1 3 12 7 31 -27 28
20 Juventude 33 3 12 18 26 60 17 2 8 7 16 24 16 1 4 11 10 36 -34 21

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.