Can Palmeiras outdo Atlético Mineiro in Allianz Parque clash?

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 24.November
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Parque (43600 seats)

The Palmeiras & Atlético Mineiro bosses A. Moreira Ferreira and A. Stival are both fearing and looking forward to this important match in the upper regions of the Serie A standings.

Insights:
  • Palmeiras have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie A

It's no vacation for neither Palmeiras 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.

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Palmeiras form and stats

10 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Palmeiras have to build on here at Allianz Parque in the Serie A. Palmeiras has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Moreira Ferreira and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 242 minutes without scoring a league goal. Dudu was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager A. Moreira Ferreira led his Palmeiras to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Fortaleza. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Allianz Parque. Midfielder Dudu was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Dudu hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Sao Paulo with the scoreline 0-2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Libertadores game versus Flamengo in only four days. This game is also played here at Allianz Parque.

A decent goal production from Palmeiras in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. On the other hand, Palmeiras have conceded 24 goals.

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Atlético Mineiro form and stats

Playing away, Atlético Mineiro, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie A, have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie A this season. Atlético have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Atlético goalkeeper Everson Felipe Marques Pires is eager to challenge this, with his 394 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing from Hulk (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Juventude in their previous game. Hulk got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Hulk scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atletico PR at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Atlético have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 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 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other before this campaign: Atlético Mineiro - Palmeiras 2-0. Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Palmeiras, five draws and two wins for Atlético Mineiro. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MineiroG. Vieira de Souza
G. Vieira de Souza
14 goals
PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
10 goals
PalmeirasB. Vasconcelos Lopes
B. Vasconcelos Lopes
7 goals

Palmeiras missing players

Atlético Mineiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palmeiras Atlético Mineiro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 16 33
18 10 0 Won W 2 8 23
4 2 1 Drew D 1 4 5
12 5 3 Lost L 1 4 5
52 30 6 Scored S 5 17 53
40 24 11 Conceded C 3 13 22
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 70%
56% 59% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 45%
26% 41% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
12% 24% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
53% 65% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 45%
32% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 48%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 9%
 
6 7.6 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 8.2 6.6 6.3
5.1 4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.2 4.2
2.1 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2
6 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
15.7 18.6 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 14.1 14.4
5.3 5.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.1 4.5
29% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 36%
 
12.7 11.4 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.3 9.9
4 3.8 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.9 2.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have the most clean sheets (16) in Serie A
  • Atlético Mineiro have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palmeiras have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Palmeiras 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 Atlético Mineiro 33 23 5 5 53 22 17 15 1 1 36 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 31 74
2 Flamengo 33 20 6 7 64 29 17 12 1 4 29 13 16 8 5 3 35 16 35 66
3 Palmeiras 34 18 4 12 52 40 17 10 2 5 30 24 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 58
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 34 13 9 12 33 34 17 9 5 3 20 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -1 48
8 Internacional 34 12 11 11 42 37 17 8 5 4 27 19 17 4 6 7 15 18 5 47
9 Ceara 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
13 Atletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 Sao Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Atletico GO 33 9 13 11 25 33 16 4 9 3 12 12 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 40
16 Juventude 33 9 12 12 32 39 17 7 6 4 17 15 16 2 6 8 15 24 -7 39
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Grêmio 33 10 5 18 33 42 16 6 5 5 20 16 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 35
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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 Atlético Mineiro 33 23 5 5 53 22 17 15 1 1 36 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 31 74
2 Flamengo 33 20 6 7 64 29 17 12 1 4 29 13 16 8 5 3 35 16 35 66
3 Palmeiras 34 18 4 12 52 40 17 10 2 5 30 24 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 58
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 34 13 9 12 33 34 17 9 5 3 20 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -1 48
8 Internacional 34 12 11 11 42 37 17 8 5 4 27 19 17 4 6 7 15 18 5 47
9 Ceara 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
13 Atletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 Sao Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Atletico GO 33 9 13 11 25 33 16 4 9 3 12 12 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 40
16 Juventude 33 9 12 12 32 39 17 7 6 4 17 15 16 2 6 8 15 24 -7 39
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Grêmio 33 10 5 18 33 42 16 6 5 5 20 16 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 35
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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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.