Sneaking up on the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides battle it out. Both are targeting to better their league status, Internacional in 7th and Athletico PR in 9th spot.
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Internacional nor Athletico PR 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.
Internacional form and stats
The overall Serie A statistics at home this season for Internacional are 7-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). The Internacional fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda and will expect new points from this game. Internacional has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
In their previous game, the manager D. Aguirre Camblor led his Internacional to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Juventude. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. Midfield player Carlos Palacios got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Palacios hit three key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 31 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Grêmio in a game that was won 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Internacional handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and one defeat.
The manager D. Aguirre Camblor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cuiabá in only four days.
A decent goal production from Internacional in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. On the other hand, Internacional have conceded 16 goals.
Athletico PR form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Athletico PR have produced an overall stat of 5-1-9 so far.
Impressive finishing from Renato Kayzer and Pedro Henrique secured the home win 2-1 against Ceara in their previous game. Midfielder Marcinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Marcinho served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Bragantino.We have checked recent matches where Athletico have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, one draw and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Athletico are hosting Atletico Mineiro in the Serie A only three days away.
The visiting Athletico have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. Athletico PR have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other previously this season, with the final score Athletico PR - Internacional 2-1 written in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Internacional won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Athletico PR managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  Y. Monteiro da Silva 11 goals |  E. Andrade dos Santos 9 goals |  R. de Souza 6 goals |
Internacional missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Internacional | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 39 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 87% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 58% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 74% |
| 39% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 55% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 16% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 6% |
| 48% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 48% |
| 35% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 19% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 40% | 35% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.5 | 13.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 36% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 35% | 32% |
| 12.6 | 11.5 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.6 | 14.9 | 13.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Athletico PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie A
- Athletico PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 68 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 47 |
| 7 | Internacional | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 42 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 41 |
| 10 | América Mineiro | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Cuiabá | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Ceara | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Santos | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 38 |
| 15 | Atlético GO | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Bahia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 17 | Juventude | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 29 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 31 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -26 | 15 |