Corinthians and Fortaleza will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Copa Sudamericana Semi-finals battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fortaleza, who are travelling more than 3000 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Corinthians nor Fortaleza as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Corinthians form and stats
5 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Corinthians have to build on here at Neo Química Arena in the Serie A.
Corinthians's previous match was also a home event, the loss 0-1 against Fortaleza (in Copa Sudamericana).
Ahead of that match, Corinthians won a home game hosting Botafogo (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Corinthians perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Corinthians as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Corinthians has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Corinthians in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Fortaleza have produced an overall stat of 4-2-6 so far.
Two trips in a row for Fortaleza, whose boss Vojvoda could celebrate last time after the Copa Sudamericana win against Corinthians.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sao Paulo at their stadium, the result 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortaleza playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 7 Fortaleza wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The attacking power of Fortaleza when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Fortaleza in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Corinthians won four games, three matches ended with a tie and Fortaleza have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Lucero 6 goals |   Y. Monteiro da Silva 5 goals |  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Corinthians | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 13 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 17 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Gremio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Internacional | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Goiás | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 14 |
