Fluminense welcomes Fortaleza to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fluminense and Fortaleza.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa do Brasil.Fluminense are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
In their previous game, the manager Silva led his Fluminense to a defeat away at Internacional. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. Defender Nino got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Nino won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that, Fluminense had a Serie A home game versus Cuiaba which ended with a victory 1-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fluminense matches with similar probabilities have ended with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 10 games).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fluminense as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Coritiba are visiting.
A decent goal production from Fluminense in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
360 minutes! That's how long the Fortaleza goalkeeper Marcelo Boeck and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Fortaleza play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Ceara. Capixaba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.02. The defender Capixaba hit two key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Internacional in the Serie A.After this away game Fortaleza return home for a Serie A game against Corinthians. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fortaleza have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. In the opposite end, Fortaleza have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: Fortaleza - Fluminense 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Fluminense wins - draws - Fortaleza wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals | J. Arias Andrade 4 goals |   G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Fluminense | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 49 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 21 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 32% | ||
| 5.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13.8 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 13.5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 26% | ||
| 11.6 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Internacional | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | America Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Santos | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Goias | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Ceara | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Avai | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Juventude | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 16 |
