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Atlético Mineiro

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Atlético Mineiro will play in this game after a 0-0 Serie A stalemate vs Corinthians.

In that game, Atlético Mineiro had 51% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Corinthians had 13 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

Three or more goals per game were seen in 6 of the past 6 meetings where Atlético Mineiro have taken part. Their opponents scored 7 of them in this period while Atlético Mineiro totted up 15. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.

Analysis of their past results shows that Atlético Mineiro:

• have not emerged victorious against Criciuma in their previous 3 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

Criciuma

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In their previous fixture, Criciuma drew 1-1 in the Serie A tie with Juventude.

In that game, Criciuma had 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Criciuma was Renato Kayzer (36'). On the other side, Juventude got 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Jean Carlos (64') scored for Juventude.

For 5 of the previous six clashes featuring Criciuma, a relatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a paltry 1.83, with the average goals for Tigrão being 1.

Going into this contest, Criciuma have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 17/07/2004 tells us that Atlético Mineiro have won 1 of these games and Criciuma 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.

A combined sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Galo and 12 being from Tigrão. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 26 on 04/10/2014 when the final score was Criciuma 3-1 Atlético Mineiro.

That time, Criciuma had 35% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Rafael Pereira (6') and Souza (19', 61').

For their opponents, Atlético Mineiro got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Carlos Júnior (13') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Francisco Carlos Nascimento.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlético Mineiro

The Atlético Mineiro boss Gabriel Milito has a full complement, with no fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash with a completely injury-free squad available to select from.

In our view, Galo may well use the 4-4-2 formation for the game and select Everson, Renzo Saravia, Mauricio Lemos, Jemerson, Guilherme Arana, Igor Gomes, Alan Franco, Otavio, Matias Zaracho, Hulk and Paulinho.

ℹ️ Team News: Criciuma

Owing to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Criciuma boss Claudio Tencati has no fitness worries at all before this game.

It’s our belief that Tigrão seem most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, settling for Alisson, Claudinho, Rodrigo Fagundes, Wilker Angel, Miguel Trauco, Higor Meritao, Barreto, Fellipe Mateus, Marquinhos Gabriel, Marcelo Hermes and Arthur Caíke.

⚡ Prediction

It looks to us that Atlético Mineiro will probably get amongst the goals when they line up against Criciuma, who will be up against it to get a goal of their own.

We can therefore see a fairly comfortable 2-0 winning score for Atlético Mineiro after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 22:05 17/04/2024