The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, as the hometeam Emelec will try to edge Atlético Mineiro in their own ballpark.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Atlético Mineiro, who are travelling more than 6100 kilometers to play this game.
The visiting Atlético Mineiro played their last game only three days ago, a Serie A match.
Emelec form and stats
Emelec travelled for their previous game, a trip to Tecnico Universitario that ended 1-1.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the semi-finals against Palmeiras.As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Atlético Mineiro have produced an overall stat of 1-4-1 so far.
Atlético Mineiro are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the fixture against Fortaleza. The attacker Vargas got a match rating of 8.23 in that game. Vargas served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
Atlético have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a Serie A game vs Juventude. A rough calendar for the visitors!
Atlético Mineiro are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Atlético Mineiro have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Rodríguez Iriarte 5 goals |  A. Zapata Álvarez 4 goals | M. Quiroga 4 goals |
Emelec missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Emelec | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 31 | Scored | S | 13 | 44 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.1 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 16.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 7.3 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Atletico PR | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avaí | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Goias | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Ceara | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Juventude | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
