Atlético Mineiro visit São Paulo and Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo brimming with optimism, but the host team is no weakling. More information on the match here!
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie A
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Paulo and Atlético Mineiro.
São Paulo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, São Paulo have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Paulo, who played 0-0 against América Mineiro. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo). Tiago Volpi, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.03 out of 10 in that game. Volpi stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Paulo had a home game versus Atletico GO which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with São Paulo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with São Paulo as a small favourite), we find seven games. São Paulo has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.
Paulo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 8 goals.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie A. In general it has been a productive period now for Atlético Mineiro as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
255 minutes! That's how long the Atlético goalkeeper Everson Felipe Marques Pires and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Atlético Mineiro has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Palmeiras for a Copa Libertadores game that ended a draw (0-0). Mariano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Mariano hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that, Atlético Mineiro secured a home win against Sport Recife with the score 3-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Atlético in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Atlético Mineiro, three draws and three defeats.
A new game in only three days for Atlético Mineiro, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Palmeiras. Busy days.
Atlético Mineiro have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Atlético Mineiro - Paulo 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Paulo, two draws and five wins for Atlético Mineiro. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 8 goals |  J. Savarino Quintero 4 goals |   P. Teixeira 3 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| São Paulo | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 81% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 75% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 40% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 48% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 45% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.8 | 14 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 21% | 21% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | 39% |
- Atlético Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Mineiro have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most clean sheets (10) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the most points (23) away in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro have the the best goal difference (+19) in Serie A
- Atlético Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- São Paulo 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 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Internacional | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Atletico PR | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | São Paulo | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Bahia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 17 | Juventude | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 18 | Gremio | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 10 |