The league table shows that 5 points split the pair of opponents in this Serie A match. Atlético Mineiro have both the points- and home advantage.
- Atlético Mineiro have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Serie A
- São Paulo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Sudamericana.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto for Atlético Mineiro. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Atlético's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 against Emelec. The home team are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Fernández was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.14 (out of ten) in that game. Fernández hit eight key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus Juventude with a 2-1 scoreline.Atlético Mineiro are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Brasil match at Flamengo awaits in three days.
The Atlético fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches.
São Paulo form and stats
There's been little loot from São Paulo's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Serie A. São Paulo only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.
The regulars enjoyed São Paulo's previous fixture versus Universidad Catolica, a Copa Sudamericana win (4-1) played at home. That win felt good as this team had gone three league matches without winning.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atlético GO at their stadium, the result 2-1.Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 11 of this club's last 14 league fixtures.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the São Paulo manager Ceni as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Palmeiras.
As opposed to that, Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Atlético Mineiro victories, three draws and two São Paulo wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 9 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 5 goals |  P. Bezerra do Nascimento 2 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 17 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 47% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 27% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 73% |
| 40% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.8 | 18.5 | 20.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.1 | 14.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 31% | 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 28% |
| 10.3 | 8.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.5 | 11.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
- 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 the most points (17) at home in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- São Paulo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- São Paulo 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 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Avai | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Ceara | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Atlético GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Goias | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
