With the nervous opening game finished it’s time for the second Serie A battle of the season. Fluminense are eager to welcome Athletico PR in front of their home following.
It's quite the trip for Athletico PR when visiting Fluminense as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Fluminense form and stats
The previous season, Fluminense's league statistics were 21 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, producing 3rd place in the Serie A. During these 38 matches they scored {63 goals} and gave away 41. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Fluminense managed 12-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {39 goals} and 20 conceded.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel not having conceded a league goal in 330 minutes.
Fluminense's previous match was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their home, ending 1-0 against The Strongest. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Midfield player Arias got a match rating of 8.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Arias hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 58 successful passes (of 61 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus America Mineiro with a 3-0 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Fluminense's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 11 games, won 6 matches, drawn 2 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Fluminense after this match as they are travelling to Paysandu for a Copa do Brasil game in only three days.
Athletico PR form and stats
Let's have a look at how Athletico PR performed last season in the Paranaense 1: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 10 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded {48 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 10 with 17/31 goals scored/conceded.
The Athletico PR goalkeeper Bento Matheus Krepski is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 219 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The fans enjoyed Athletico PR's previous fixture versus Atletico Mineiro, a Copa Libertadores win (2-1) played at home.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Goias in the Serie A.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CRB in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these squads: Fluminense won four, Athletico PR were winners in six and we saw zero draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 1 goals |  J. Kennedy Batista de Souza 1 goals |   P. Ribeiro Gonçalves 1 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Fluminense | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fluminense | Last season | Athletico PR | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 65% | ||
| 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 53% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 41% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | ||
| 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 41% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 59% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | ||
| 6.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.1 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 74% | 49% | ||
| 9.3 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Gremio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Internacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Atletico Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Bahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sao Paulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Goias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
