Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fortaleza & CRB face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
CRB have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Fortaleza form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals against São Paulo.Home games in the Serie A have been a walk in the park for Fortaleza so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Brasil for Fortaleza. The Fortaleza fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas and will expect new points from this game. Fortaleza has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.
The Fortaleza goalkeeper Felipe Alves Raymundo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 441 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
The Fortaleza supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bragantino in Serie A and win 1-0. Goalkeeper Marcelo Boeck got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.81 out of ten. Boeck stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at São Paulo.Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Ceara awaits in three days.
Fortaleza can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
CRB form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 4th round.3-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for CRB in their Serie B matches away. When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 3W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for CRB, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Sampaio Correa in the Serie B last time out. Midfield player Wesley was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Wesley scored one goal, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Aal when Jaja scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Coritiba.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ponte Preta in just four days.
CRB are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). CRB's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Fortaleza-CRB H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fortaleza five wins, CRB four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 6 goals |  D. Torres 5 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
CRB missing players
| Fortaleza | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 35 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Ceara | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Bahia | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Internacional | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Gremio | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nautico | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | CRB | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Goias | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Guarani | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Avaí | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Operario PR | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 21 |
| 9 | Brusque | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | CSA | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Remo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Vitoria | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Brasil de Pelotas | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Londrina | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 20 | Confianca | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |