The Guarany de Sobral manager Anderson Batatais attacks this game with the team placed 4th so far. In the visitors dressing room Fortaleza and their manager Rogério Ceni are in 3rd place before this match.
Fortaleza could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Nordeste game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Moto Club MA. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Guarany de Sobral form and stats
Guarany de Sobral have collected 8 points from their home games so far after 2-2-0. Two home wins in a row for Guarany de Sobral bring valid hopes of a third.Guarany de Sobral drew their last game, 1-1 away at Uniclinic (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Guarany de Sobral won a home game hosting Ferroviario (2-1).
Guarany de Sobral has scored 4 goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Guarany de Sobral have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Fortaleza form and stats
1-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fortaleza in their matches away. Fortaleza has drawn their two previous away games.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Floresta in the Cearense 1.
After this away game Fortaleza are travelling again fairly soon, but not to a normal away game. The Copa do Nordeste match versus ABC is played at a neutral venue in only two days.
As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Fortaleza has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Guarany de Sobral - Fortaleza 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Guarany de Sobral won 0 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Fortaleza has 7 wins.Guarany de Sobral missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Guarany de Sobral | Fortaleza | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 79% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 50% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 7% | 12% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 14% |
| 7% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 38% | Both teams to score | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 38% | Failed To Score | 50% | 43% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Barbalha | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Uniclinic | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Ferroviário | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Guarany de Sobral | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Floresta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Horizonte | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Iguatu | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 5 |
| 8 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ceará | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Ferroviário | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Uniclinic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | Horizonte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | Guarany de Sobral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 7 | Floresta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | Barbalha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
