📏 Form Guide

Atlético Mineiro

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Atlético Mineiro prepare for this match after a 2-2 Copa Sudamericana draw versus Juventud.

In that game, Atlético Mineiro managed 47% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Atlético Mineiro, the goals were scored by Alan Minda (37') and Hugo (77'). At the other end, Juventud had 18 shots on goal with 8 on target. Marcelo Pérez (87') scored for Juventud.

It’s been seldom in recent games that Atlético Mineiro have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Atlético Mineiro have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 11 goals in the process.

Botafogo

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Botafogo will go into the encounter after a 2-1 Copa Sudamericana win vs Racing Club in their most recent match.

In that game, Botafogo managed 44% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Botafogo was Danilo (74'). Racing Club had 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Marco Di Césare (19' Own goal) and Adrián Martínez (49') scored for Racing Club.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Botafogo have bagged a total of 14 goals. Botafogo have also managed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, they have had 7 goals go into their own net. We will have to see if that trend will end up being sustained here.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Botafogo:

• have not registered a win against Atlético Mineiro when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 17/09/2023 shows that Atlético Mineiro have won 2 of these games and Botafogo 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.

An aggregate of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 of them from Galo and 7 netted by Fogão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.

The last league fixture between these sides was Serie A match day 24 on 20/09/2025 when it finished Botafogo 1-0 Atlético Mineiro.

In that match, Botafogo managed 32% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Santiago Rodríguez (48').

For their opponents, Atlético Mineiro got 13 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Flavio Rodrigues de Souza.

📰 Team News: Atlético Mineiro

Mamady Cissé (Hamstring injury), Índio (Torn knee ligaments), Patrick (Cruciate ligament surgery), Victor Hugo (Hamstring injury) and Tomás Cuello (Calf injury) will not be taking part for Atlético Mineiro boss Eduardo Domínguez. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Alan Franco and Lyanco.

In all likelihood, Galo will probably kick off with a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Everson, Ruan Tressoldi, Vitor Hugo, Júnior Alonso, Natanael, Tomas Perez, Maycon, Renan Lodi, Bernard, Alan Minda and Mateo Cassierra.

📋 Team News: Botafogo

Botafogo boss Franclim Carvalho has multiple availability issues to deal with. Allan (Torn thigh muscle), Santiago Rodríguez (unknown injury), Kaio (Knee problems) and Nathan Fernandes (unknown injury) miss out here. Vitinho is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It’s our belief that Fogão seem most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting Neto, Mateo Ponte, Nahuel Ferraresi, Bastos, Alex Telles, Cristian Medina, Danilo, Matheus Martins, Edenilson, Lucas Villalba and Arthur Cabral.

✨ Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Botafogo will have a tough ask to put one past this Atlético Mineiro side who we reckon will manage to score & go ahead.

Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought 1-0 advantage for Atlético Mineiro at the end of the match.

Let’s see.

Peter Guest, 18:04 10/05/2026