Having a 5 point lead in the league standings, Cuiabá fans expect to see their team earn maximum points from this fixture vs América Mineiro.
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as América Mineiro have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Cuiabá form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cuiabá have to build on here at Arena Pantanal in the Serie A.
Cuiabá drew their last game, 0-0 away at Atlético GO (placed 12th). João Lucas, defender, was given a rating of 8.0/10 in that game, top of the team. Lucas won 13 of 19 duels.
Before that, Cuiabá drew at home versus Fluminense.The manager J. de Amorim Campos will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gremio in only four days.
The Cuiabá fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. On the other hand, Cuiabá have conceded 15 goals.
América Mineiro form and stats
There's been little loot from América Mineiro's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. América Mineiro only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. América has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as five in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
América played 1-1 against Flamengo in their previous match. As mentioned above, América drew the match against Flamengo. Manager V. Carmo Mancini brought on Alê to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Goalkeeper Matheus Cavichioli got the top player rating of the team with 7.45/10. Cavichioli stopped the opponent with four saves.
Before that, América travelled to Sao Paulo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Palmeiras in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting América Mineiro as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. América Mineiro's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: América Mineiro - Cuiabá 0-0. Head to head data (for the preceeding five meetings): Cuiabá won one game, two matches ended with a tie and América Mineiro managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / fourTop Goalscorers
  E. Rodrigues Brandão 6 goals |  J. de Jesus Brito e Brito 4 goals | J. Barbosa 3 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| Cuiabá | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 91% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 68% |
| 41% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 41% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 27% |
| 41% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 41% |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 18% | 19% |
- América Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- América Mineiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie A
- Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiabá | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Ceará | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Juventude | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Bahia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Gremio | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 10 |