The league table in Copa do Nordeste tells a story about these teams so far, with Fortaleza leading América RN by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza, who have the most scored goals (10) in Copa do Nordeste, have collected seven points from their first three Copa do Nordeste games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, a promising start. In general it's been a long time since Fortaleza tasted defeat here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
The Fortaleza goalkeeper Felipe Alves Raymundo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Copa do Nordeste.
It's back home for Fortaleza, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ceara away with the result 2-1. Wellington Paulista and Yuri Cesar found the net in that victory. Before that match, a win away at Guarany de Sobral.
A decent goal production from Fortaleza in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively Fortaleza have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
América RN form and stats
Things could have gone better for América RN in their Copa do Nordeste away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
América have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 222 minutes ago. T. Orobo was the goal scorer.
América RN might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bahia proved too strong as América RN slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Arena das Dunas. Before that, América travelled to Juventude and returned home with a draw after the Copa do Brasil game finished 1-1.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far América RN have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. As for defending, América rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Fortaleza won five games, one match ended with a draw and América RN has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  T. Pereira da Silva 10 goals |  F. de Andrade Sousa 4 goals | W. Freitas da Silva 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
América RN missing players
| Fortaleza | América RN | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 6.1 | 7.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | 27 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 40 | 84 |
| 23 | 14 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 19 | 34 |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 18% |
- América RN has the fewest scored goals (6)
- Fortaleza has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- Fortaleza has the most scored goals (10)
- Fortaleza has the the best goal difference (+4) at home
- Fortaleza has the the best goal difference (+6)
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fortaleza have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Fortaleza have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Bahia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Botafogo PB | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | ABC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | CRB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Frei Paulistano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 8 | River | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 4 |