The table leaders meet the defending champions in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A this week when Atletico Mineiro will square off Palmeiras at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in the 28th round of the competition. Kickoffs on September 29 at 03:45 EAT.
The hosts are eight with 39 points, four points behind Athletico Paranaense who hold the final qualifying spot for next season’s Copa Libertadores. Cuca’s men can attribute their slide down the table to stuttering home form, winning none of their last six games at Mineirao, despite picking up an incredible 51 points from a possible 57 in front of their own fans last season. Coming into this game, Atletico Mineiro is winless in their last two matches (DL).
Atlético Mineiro will look to make amends following 1-0 Serie A defeat to Avaí in their previous game. In that match, Atlético Mineiro managed 61% possession and 13 shots with three on target. Avaí got nine shots with four of them on target and a goal by Bissoli (54′).
Meanwhile, Palmeiras sit at the summit of the table with 57 points, which is a point more than Atletico Mineiro had at this point last season, before they ran away with the second league title by a margin of 13 points. They are currently on a run of 12 games without defeat and will be hoping that the rest of their campaign goes just as smoothly, as they look to close in on an 11th title. Coming into this game, Abel Ferreira won their last two matches.
Palmeiras go into this game following a 1-0 Serie A win to beat Santos in their most recent fixture. In that game, Palmeiras managed 54% possession and 19 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Palmeiras was Miguel Ángel Merentiel (77′). Santos got 16 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Atletico Mineiro vs. Palmeiras head to head
Each sides claims 13 victories from the 41 head to head encounters between Atletico Mineiro and Palmeiras, while 15 matches ended in stalemates.
- Palmeiras 6-5 Atletico Mineiro 11/08/22
- Atletico Mineiro 2-2 Palmeiras 04/08/22
- Palmeiras 0-0 Atletico Mineiro 05/06/22
- Palmeiras 2-2 Atletico Mineiro 24/11/21
- Atletico Mineiro 1-1 Palmeiras 29/09/21
Home
- Avai 1-0 Atletico Mineiro
- Atletico Mineiro 1-1 Bragantino
- Goianiense GO 0-2 Atletico Mineiro
- America FC MG 1-1 Atletico Mineiro
- Atletico Mineiro 0-1 Goias
Away
- Palmeiras 1-0 Santos
- Palmeiras 2-1 Juventude RS
- Palmeiras 2-2 Paranaense
- Bragantino 2-2 Palmeiras
- Paranaense 1-0 Palmeiras
Atletico Mineiro team news
While Guilherme Arana, Igor Rabello and Pedrinho will miss this game through injury, Junior Alonso due to international team duty and Rubens due to suspension for the hosts..
Palmeiras team news
As for the visitors, Danilo, Ze Rafael and Gabriel Menino will miss out this game through suspension while Gustavo Gomez is away on international duty.
Prediction and odds
- Palmeiras Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
