Atlético Mineiro host the first leg in this deciding Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals game. Palmeiras will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Allianz Parque before the return leg in 7 days.
It's no vacation for neither Atlético Mineiro nor Palmeiras 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 semi-finals against Palmeiras.The story so far in the Serie A for Atlético Mineiro at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
No payout for Atlético in their previous match, an away game at Internacional that ended in defeat 0-3. The game against Internacional was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality. Midfielder Allan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.05 (out of ten) in that game. Allan dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 92 successful passes (of 105 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Corinthians with the scoreline 1-2.The match schedule is unforgiving for Atlético Mineiro as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Atletico PR are visiting.
A decent goal production from Atlético Mineiro in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Palmeiras, as they won the Copa Libertadores.Palmeiras's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Palmeiras collect 22 points from their 10 away matches in the Serie A. 6 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Two away matches in a row for Palmeiras, whose coach Ferreira could celebrate last time after the win against Ceara. Goalkeeper Weverton was absolutely vital in the Palmeiras victory against Ceara, making six saves. Midfield player Dudu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.41/10. Dudu scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Internacional.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Palmeiras in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Palmeiras, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
After this away game Palmeiras return home for a Serie A game against Goias. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Palmeiras have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Palmeiras as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Atlético Mineiro won two, Palmeiras triumphed in two and we saw six draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Gómez Portillo 7 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 7 goals |  G. Furtado Scarpa 4 goals |
Atlético Mineiro missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Atlético Mineiro | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 51 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 6.4 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.6 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.6 | 17.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.4 | ||
| 26% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 10.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Atletico PR | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Internacional | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Santos | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Goias | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Avai | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Juventude | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 16 |
