Juventude will hope that their home advantage is enough to get at least a draw from this rough encounter, versus spirited Atlético Mineiro.
- Juventude have the most conceded goals (24) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Mineiro have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game was also an away game, at Emelec. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Juventude form and stats
With 1 Serie A win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Juventude are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Juventude, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Estádio Alfredo Jaconi after drawing with Sao Paulo (placed 8th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Juventude's goalie César played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Sao Paulo with a stunning nine saves. The goalie César was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.65 out of ten. César topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Atletico GO (1-3).Juventude have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Emelec in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores battle ended 1-1. Midfielder Fernández was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Fernández served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that, Atlético secured a home win against Fortaleza with the score 3-2.After this away game Atlético Mineiro return home for a Copa Libertadores game against Emelec. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Atlético Mineiro have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Atlético Mineiro have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - zero - seven (Juventude wins - draws - Atlético Mineiro wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. da Vitória Fernandes 3 goals |  W. da Silva 1 goals |  R. Bueno da Silva 1 goals |
Juventude missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Juventude | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 24 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 79% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 79% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 64% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 6.7 | 6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 16 | 17.4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 21% | 21% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | 30% |
| 15.4 | 11.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
- Atlético Mineiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Juventude have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Juventude have the most conceded goals (12) at home in Serie A
- Juventude have the most conceded goals (24) in Serie A
- Juventude have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Serie A
- Juventude have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie A
- Juventude haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Atletico PR | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Goias | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Ceara | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Juventude | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
