We are looking at a pronounced difference in quality between these teams based on the league table so far, with Fluminense in front of América Mineiro by 21 points.
- Fluminense have not yet lost a game at home.
- América Mineiro have the most conceded goals (41) in Serie A
Both sides have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an active game!
Fluminense form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 10 Serie A games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for Fluminense. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Fluminense bring valid hopes of a third.
Fluminense faced defeat in their previous match, away at Gremio (1-2). The striker Cano was announced as "man of the match" for Fluminense with the rating of 7.35/10. Cano scored one goal.
Ahead of that result, a home win hosting Argentinos Juniors in the Copa Libertadores.
A decent goal production from Fluminense in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Fluminense have conceded only 5 goals.
América Mineiro form and stats
América Mineiro have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 0-3-6 (9 played). Recent form does not give América Mineiro much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Fluminense will be a tough nut to crack.
Home advantage was not enough for América in their previous game as they lost hosting Goias, 0-1. Martínez got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Martínez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 57 successful passes (of 65 total).
Before that match, 3-3 away against Bragantino (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) in the Copa Sudamericana.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 14 of this club's 18 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
América Mineiro find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. For América, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; América Mineiro - Fluminense 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Fluminense wins - draws - América Mineiro wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 6 goals |  P. Chagas de Lima 3 goals |  V. Moreira de Lima 3 goals |
Fluminense missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| Fluminense | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 41 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 37% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 78% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 78% | 67% |
| 37% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 28% |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.7 | 13.8 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 9.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 23% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 24% | 23% |
| 14.9 | 11.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 17.1 | 14.3 |
| 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6 |
- All of América Mineiro's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- América Mineiro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- América Mineiro have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- América Mineiro have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the fewest points (3) away in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most conceded goals (41) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have yet to win a game away.
- América Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- América Mineiro is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Fluminense have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Botafogo | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Gremio | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Goias | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Santos | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 14 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 10 |
