The first leg ended Emelec-Atlético Mineiro 1-1. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores Round of 16 fixture!
Emelec have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 6100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The hosts Atlético Mineiro saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Serie A. That game was an away game at Juventude, so at least Atlético are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Atlético Mineiro participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Palmeiras.Atlético Mineiro are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
Happy days for Atlético in their previous game, a fixture away at Juventude that ended with a 2-1 victory. Hulk, who plays in attack, was the best player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.84 (out of 10). Hulk scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
Atlético Mineiro are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 4 and lost 1.
Atlético have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 15 goals in 8 league matches.
Emelec form and stats
Emelec delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Atlético Mineiro in their previous match; a Copa Libertadores fixture. Midfielder Rodríguez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Rodríguez scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 47 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Tecnico Universitario.Head 2 Head
Emelec - Atlético Mineiro 1-1 was the scoreline in these teams' last head to head fixture, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  S. Rodríguez Iriarte 5 goals |  A. Zapata Álvarez 4 goals | M. Quiroga 4 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Emelec missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Emelec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 13 | 44 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 6.8 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| 9.5 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Ceara | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Goias | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Atletico GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
