Brasileiro | Gameweek 30

Oct 17, 2024 at 1.45am UK

Estadio Governador Placido Aderaldo Castelo

Fortaleza vs Atletico Mineiro

Match preview

Fortaleza are struggling away from home, with some disappointing results leading to them losing control of the league. They've only managed to claim one point from their previous four domestic games as the visitors.

That's seen them drop from first to third, but they can move above Palmeiras in the table on Wednesday and get within two points of the league leaders Botafogo by claiming maximum points in midweek.

Juan Pablo Vojvoda's team haven't lost a home game in the Brazilian top flight this year. They've won 12 consecutive domestic matches in Ceará.

If they lose on Wednesday, Fortaleza will have lost two games in a row in the competition this year, and it will be their first home defeat since November 2023 (when they lost 2-0 to Flamengo).

They've kept a clean sheet in four of their last five league matches at Castelao and haven't conceded more than one goal at home in Serie A this year.

Clube da Garotada have gone two games without a loss at home against Atlético. They managed to pull off a narrow 2-1 win in this exact fixture back in 2023.

Since late September, Mineiro have been slowly but surely making their way back up the table. They've only lost one of their previous four domestic matches (2-1 to Palmeiras).

Gabriel Milito's team has lost its last two away matches in this competition and only won one of its previous seven Serie A games.

So far this season, Atlético Mineiro haven't managed to win two league games in a row, but that could change if they beat São Paulo.

In 2024, they haven't lost a league match when they've taken the lead, dropping points just three times when doing so in Serie A this season.

They've got 40 points after 28 domestic games, which is three fewer than they had at this point in the 2023 league campaign.

Galo have gone eight games without losing to Fortaleza, but they haven't beaten them at Castelao since 2021 (2-0).

Recent Performance

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Atletico Mineiro Brasileiro form:WLWLDW

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Injuries and suspensions

Fortaleza

23 Santos

88 Lucas Sasha

Atletico Mineiro

8 Júnior Alonso

13 Guilherme Arana

18 Fausto Vera

23 Alan Franco

15 Matías Zaracho

20 Bernard

45 Alisson

11 Eduardo Vargas

9 Deyverson

42 Cadu

Possible starting lineups

Fortaleza possible starting lineup:

Ricardo; Tinga, Kuscevic, Cardona, Pacheco; Calebe, Welison; Pochettino, Hercules, Lopes; Lucero

Atletico Mineiro possible starting lineup:

Mendes; Saravia, Battaglia, Fuchs; Scarpa, Vera, Otavio, Rubens; Palacios, Kardec, Gomes