Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: Fortaleza vs Atlético Mineiro Serie A pre-match guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 24.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

This is it, this is Serie A and this is Fortaleza - Atlético Mineiro. Check out our broad match preview!

Insights:
  • Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

It's quite the trip for Atlético Mineiro when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.

Both teams have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!

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Fortaleza form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Fortaleza have to build on here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A. Two home wins in a row for Fortaleza bring valid hopes of a third.

A strong away win for Fortaleza against America Mineiro the last match, as Galhardo (2) were on target. Fortaleza goalkeeper Miguel did an outstanding job against America Mineiro with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The versatile forward Galhardo outshone all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.63 out of 10. Galhardo scored two goals.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Avai in a game that was won 2-0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fortaleza, as the Serie A home game vs Coritiba is only three days away.

Fortaleza have scored {14 league goals} here from 15 matches, not a lot. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

The visitors are W6-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Fernandez was the last player to score for the away team. Atlético haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

There might be some fixture complaints from Atlético Mineiro as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Flamengo. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Alonso, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Alonso hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ceara.

Lacking goals? 10 of this club's last 11 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Juventude in just three days.

Atlético have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Atlético Mineiro have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Atlético Mineiro have won all of the 4 latest games against this side. Can they do it again?

The newest reported meeting involving both these squads is the Atlético Mineiro - Fortaleza 3-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroG. Vieira de Souza
G. Vieira de Souza
12 goals
FortalezaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
6 goals
FortalezaT. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha
T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha
5 goals

Fortaleza missing players

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Atlético Mineiro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 16 32
12 5 1 Won W 2 6 12
8 6 2 Drew D 2 6 11
12 4 1 Lost L 0 4 9
34 14 3 Scored S 5 17 38
33 11 4 Conceded C 3 17 33
91% 80% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
56% 47% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 66%
38% 20% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 34%
16% 13% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 16%
9% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
50% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 44% 47%
38% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 38%
22% 40% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 28%
 
5.3 6.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.6 6.8
5.6 4.7 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.3 3.2
2.3 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.2 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.8 17.3 18.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16.5 15.2 16.7
4.1 4.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.6 5
26% 21% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 23% 24%
 
13 10.9 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.2 9.6
4.6 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Athletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atlético Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 Santos 32 11 10 11 38 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 16 3 6 7 11 14 9 43
12 Sao Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
13 Bragantino 32 9 11 12 41 43 16 7 5 4 24 16 16 2 6 8 17 27 -2 38
14 Goias 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceara 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiaba 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atletico GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avai 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Athletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atlético Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 Santos 32 11 10 11 38 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 16 3 6 7 11 14 9 43
12 Sao Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
13 Bragantino 32 9 11 12 41 43 16 7 5 4 24 16 16 2 6 8 17 27 -2 38
14 Goias 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceara 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiaba 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atletico GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avai 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.