Atlético Mineiro should not await any handouts from hosts Fortaleza in this Serie A match. Here's the complete match preview!
- Fortaleza have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (11) away in Serie A
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Mineiro have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Atlético Mineiro as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Fortaleza are returning here after visiting Cruzeiro and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Lucero scored the goal(s). The victory against Cruzeiro came after Lucero's winning goal. The Fortaleza manager Vojvoda was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute. Goalkeeper Ricardo got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.82 out of ten. Ricardo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Botafogo.Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Sudamericana match at Palestino awaits in three days.
The Fortaleza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Fortaleza have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Playing away, Atlético Mineiro, who have the most points (11) away in Serie A, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season.
Atlético Mineiro has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Fluminense for a 1-1 draw. Defender Mariano was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Mariano won 8 of 13 duels.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Bragantino.Atlético have another match away in just three days, a Copa Libertadores match against Libertad. A rough diary for them!
Atlético Mineiro have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Atlético Mineiro are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Atlético Mineiro have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Fortaleza.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 5 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |  P. Sampaio Filho 3 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Fortaleza | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 91% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 82% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 36% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.4 | 17.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| 5.8 | 7.4 | 11 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 20% | 19% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 27% | 25% |
| 14 | 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.7 | 11.1 |
| 4.5 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (11) away in Serie A
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Fortaleza have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Botafogo | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Gremio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Atletico PR | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Internacional | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Santos | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Bahia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Goias | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 4 |
