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Atlético Mineiro vs Fluminense · Serie A

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.321.6
Expected goals
1.321.25
Shots
13.314.7
Possession
49.3%59.1%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Atletico-MG, Fluminense. Alongside it: fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Atletico-MG, Fluminense.

1.04 days ▲Rest daysAtletico-MG · Fluminense1.04 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAtletico-MGFluminenseBaseline
Rest days1.04 days1.04 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

weak

Fluminense's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.6 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.6 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.3%PossessionAtletico-MG · Fluminense● 59.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAtletico-MGFluminenseBaseline
Possession49.3%59.1%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Mineiro favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Fluminense in 7 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Mineiro25 matchesFluminense25 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored25/25▲ 1.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.36 goals/match
1.32 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/211.25 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots25/25▲ 14.7 shots/match
4.44 shots/matchShots on target25/25▲ 5.56 shots/match
49.3%Possession25/25● 59.1%
4.8 corners/matchCorners25/25● 5.76 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards4/53.4 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2513.3 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Atlético Mineiro
0Draws
3Fluminense
Atlético Mineiro — Fluminense · Serie A3–1
Fluminense — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A1–0
Fluminense — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A3–0
Atlético Mineiro — Fluminense · Serie A3–2
Atlético Mineiro — Fluminense · Serie A0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness1 dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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