Match preview: 20 points stand between the sides so far this season, Atlético Mineiro the superior team. Can Fluminense upset the odds?
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Serie A
These are hectic days for the host team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game was an away game at Barcelona, so at least Fluminense are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Fluminense form and stats
2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Fluminense so far this season. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Fluminense with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Sport Recife game, 44 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Fluminense manager R. Machado Marques and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores. Midfielder Matheus Martinelli was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Martinelli dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 62 successful passes (of 64 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Internacional (2-4).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa do Brasil game versus Atlético Mineiro in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fluminense here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Fluminense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie A. Impressively, the visitors are on a nine-match winning run which they hope continue versus Fluminense.
The supporters enjoyed Atlético Mineiro's previous game versus River Plate, a Copa Libertadores 3-0 win played at home. Éverson was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.04. The agile goalkeeper Éverson stopped the opponent with nine saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Atlético goalie Éverson was high and low in the River Plate game, contributing nine saves towards the victory.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Palmeiras.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Atlético manager A. Stival as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Fluminense.
The visiting Atlético Mineiro have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Fluminense wins - draws - Atlético Mineiro wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 7 goals |  J. Savarino Quintero 4 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Fluminense | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 27% | 17% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 20% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 13% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 40% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 12.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12 | 12.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 39% |
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Mineiro have scored more than double the goals of Fluminense.
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most clean sheets (8) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (18) away in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the the best goal difference (+14) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Atlético Mineiro is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Ceara | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Internacional | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Bahia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 5 |