Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Copa Libertadores Semi-finals battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro.
Palmeiras form and stats
Last season, Palmeiras's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the finals.Palmeiras have performed here at Allianz Parque this season with 7 wins from 11 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. 8W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Palmeiras.
Happy days for Palmeiras in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Chapecoense that ended with a 2-0 victory. Midfield player Raphael Veiga got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Veiga scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Preceding that match was a Serie A defeat to Flamengo (1-3).This is expected to be a close game, with Palmeiras perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Palmeiras as a small favourite), we find six games. Palmeiras has won two of these, drawn one and lost three.
There will be little rest for Palmeiras after this match as they are travelling to Corinthians for a Serie A game in only four days.
Palmeiras have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Allianz Parque with 20 goals in 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Palmeiras have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Atlético Mineiro form and stats
Atlético Mineiro's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Atlético Mineiro collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the Serie A. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 7W-3D-0L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Atlético who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Santos.
255 minutes! That's how long the Atlético Mineiro goalkeeper Everson Felipe Marques Pires and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Atlético's previous game versus Sport Recife, a Serie A 3-0 win played at home. Guilherme Arana was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.04. The defender Arana signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and won 4 of 10 duels.
Before that, Atlético secured a home win against Fluminense with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Atlético Mineiro in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Atlético Mineiro, three draws and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Atlético Mineiro now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Sao Paulo is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Atlético Mineiro have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. Atlético Mineiro are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Palmeiras, five draws and two wins for Atlético Mineiro. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vieira de Souza 8 goals |   B. Vasconcelos Lopes 5 goals | R. Cavalcante Veiga 4 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Atlético Mineiro missing players
| Palmeiras | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15.1 | 17.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Bahia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Juventude | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Gremio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 10 |