The league table in Serie A tells a story about these teams so far, with Internacional leading Chapecoense by 19 points. Match preview to follow:
Internacional have less rest than Chapecoense in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Brasil game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Chapecoense have had more rest.
Internacional form and stats
Home games in the Serie A have been a walk in the park for Internacional so far, with 26 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Internacional fans aren't used to losing here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda and will expect new points from this game. Internacional has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Internacional's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Athletico PR (placed 11th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Atletico Mineiro and winning 3-1.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Internacional home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager Odair Hellmann will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo in only three days.
Internacional have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Internacional have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chapecoense form and stats
There's been little loot from Chapecoense's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Serie A. Chapecoense only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Recent form does not give Chapecoense much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Internacional will be a tough nut to crack.
Chapecoense failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Vasco da Gama (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSA wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
You'll want to know how Chapecoense managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 2 draws and 2 home wins.
The attacking power of Chapecoense when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. The Chapecoense manager Emerson Cris has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Chapecoense - Internacional 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Internacional victories, 3 draws and 5 Chapecoense wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Everaldo 8 goals / 1 assists |   N. López 3 goals |  M. Sarrafiore 3 goals |
Internacional missing players
Chapecoense missing players
| Internacional | Chapecoense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 32 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 63% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 74% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 53% |
| 21% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 26% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 58% |
| 37% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 32% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Chapecoense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Chapecoense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Internacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chapecoense have scored away.
| 05-09-19 | | Cruzeiro | ||
| 07-09-19 | | Internacional | 1 - 0 | Sao Paulo |
| 12-09-19 | | Athletico PR | 1 - 0 | Internacional |
| 15-09-19 | | Atletico Mineiro | 1 - 3 | Internacional |
| 19-09-19 | | Internacional | 1 - 2 | Athletico PR |
| 22-09-19 | | Internacional | 14:00 | Chapecoense |
| 26-09-19 | | Flamengo | 00:30 | Internacional |
| 29-09-19 | | Internacional | 19:00 | Palmeiras |
| 05-10-19 | | Cruzeiro | 14:00 | Internacional |
| 09-10-19 | | CSA | 22:15 | Internacional |