BELO HORIZONTE. Atlético Mineiro and Ceará didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Atlético Mineiro was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza with the help of Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse and Daniel Luis Marques. The 4th official was Ronei Candido Alves. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 1 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 143 Attack 79
- 70 Dangerous attack 23
- 77 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Mineiro had a superior ball possession 64% while Ceará was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Mineiro was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Atlético Mineiro to win the match.
Atlético Mineiro shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ceará shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atlético Mineiro received 3 yellow cards (Otavio, Keno and Jemerson). On the opposite side, Ceará received 5 yellow cards (Luiz Otavio, V. Lima, Richardson, Diego and Ze Roberto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Atlético Mineiro will have 47 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Ceará will have 33 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro will play away with Corinthians on the 13th of November with a 14-13 head to head record in favor of Corinthians (6 draws).
Ceará will host Juventude on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Atlético Mineiro – Formation
Atlético Mineiro
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Atlético Mineiro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alexi Stival decided to play with the following team: Rafael , Guga , Jemerson , Junior Alonso , Dodô , Allan , Otávio , Matías Zaracho , Nacho Fernández , Keno and Eduardo Sasha .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Pavón , Jair, Matheus Mendes, Eduardo Vargas, Ademir , Calebe, Réver, Hiago, Alan Kardec , Nathan Silva, Gabriel Delfim and Rubens .
Substitutions
Atlético Mineiro made 5 changes: Nacho Fernandez for Alan Kardec (64′), Dodo for Rubens (64′), Keno for Santos Ademir (73′), Eduardo Sasha for C. Pavon (72′) and Otavio for E. Vargas (82′).
Best player: Guga
The most impressive player for Atlético Mineiro was Guga.
His rating is with 67 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
Ceará started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Oscar González played with: João Ricardo , Gabriel Lacerda , Luiz Otávio , Bruno Pacheco , Victor Luis , Nino Paraíba , Guilherme Castilho , Richard Coelho , Lima , Jô and Richardson .
They had on the bench: Cléber , Zé Roberto, Fernando Sobral , Erick, Vinícius Machado, Michel Macedo, Iury Castilho, David Loiola, Diego Rigonato , Jhon Vásquez , Marcos Victor and Geovane .
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Richard for Fernando Sobral (38′), Jo for Cleber (64′), Guilherme Castilho for J. Vasquez (65′), V. Lima for G. da Silva (65′) and Bruno Pacheco for Diego (76′).
Best player: Luiz Otávio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ceará was Luiz Otávio.
His rating is with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Coritiba – Bragantino – 2-1
- Fortaleza – Avaí – 2-0
- Internacional – Goiás – 4-2
- Corinthians – Athletico PR – 2-1
- São Paulo – Botafogo – 0-1
- Fluminense – América Mineiro – 0-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Ceará – 0-0
