Atlético Mineiro and Athletico PR get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Atlético Mineiro 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.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Last season, Atlético Mineiro's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the quarter-finals.Atlético Mineiro must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Serie A games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.
A good away victory last time out for Atlético, who won 2-1 against Coritiba. A late climax in the match against Coritiba as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Hulk. The striker Hulk was announced as "man of the match" for Atlético Mineiro with a rating of 7.81/10. Hulk scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
Ahead of that result, a home victory against Corinthians in the Copa do Brasil.
The Atlético Mineiro fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the final.1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Athletico PR playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Athletico PR play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Bragantino. Midfield player Moura was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.03/10. Moura dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Botafogo in the Copa do Brasil (3-2).
After this away game Athletico PR return home for a Serie A game against Gremio. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Athletico PR when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. As for defending, Athletico rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged scoreline featuring both these teams is the Athletico PR - Atlético Mineiro 2-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Atlético seven wins, zero draws and Athletico PR three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 4 goals |  P. Sampaio Filho 2 goals |  H. Dalmoro 2 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 14.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 8.4 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Athletico PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Libertad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Athletico PR | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Gremio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bahia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Cuiabá | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Goiás | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Corinthians | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 2 |
