Copa do Nordeste: Buckle up for the Bahia - Fortaleza clash

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Wed 15.February
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (48000 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bahia or Fortaleza that keep their silverware dream alive.

These teams have little in common geographically as Fortaleza have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Bahia have less rest than Fortaleza in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Baiano 1 game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Atlanta.

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Bahia form and stats

Bahia participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached the group stage.

41 points is a decent return from 19 Serie B games here at Arena Fonte Nova for Bahia. The data says 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

A good away victory last time out for Bahia, who won 1-0 against Atlanta.

Previous to that game, a Baiano 1 home match hosting Bahia de Feira in a game that was won 2-1.

The manager Paiva will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atletico Alagoinhas in only three days.

Bahia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena Fonte Nova with 29 goals in 19 league matches. Bahia have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fortaleza form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Fortaleza, as they won the Copa do Nordeste.

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Fortaleza have produced an overall stat of 8-2-9 so far. When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 2W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Fortaleza goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann is eager to challenge this, with his 253 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Fortaleza play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Ceará.

Prior to that match, the Fortaleza manager Vojvoda faced defeat when travelling to ABC and losing 0-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Fortaleza in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Fortaleza, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting CSA in the Copa do Nordeste only three days away.

Fortaleza find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. 26 goals have been conceded by Fortaleza in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Bahia victories, three draws and four Fortaleza wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FortalezaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
7 goals
BahiaL. Mugni
L. Mugni
6 goals
BahiaF. Silva Costa
F. Silva Costa
6 goals

Bahia missing players

Fortaleza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bahia Fortaleza
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
12 8   Won W   5 15
8 4   Drew D   3 5
5 0   Lost L   4 5
32 22   Scored S   14 43
24 11   Conceded C   16 24
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
68% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 76%
40% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 44%
20% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 28%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
60% 75%   BTTS BTTS   58% 48%
24% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 44%
20% 0%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
5.9 7.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5
4.4 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   6.6 5.3
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
4 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.4 17.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 14
4.4 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 5
29% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 35%
 
9.6 7.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13.7 11.4
2.6 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30
  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 38 23 12 3 66 27 19 13 4 2 39 12 19 10 8 1 27 15 39 81
2 Internacional 38 20 13 5 58 31 19 13 5 1 40 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 27 73
3 Fluminense 38 21 7 10 63 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 19 9 4 6 24 21 22 70
4 Corinthians 38 18 11 9 44 36 19 12 4 3 24 11 19 6 7 6 20 25 8 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 8 12 60 39 19 11 3 5 37 15 19 7 5 7 23 24 21 62
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 15 13 10 45 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 7 8 4 20 19 8 58
7 Atletico PR 38 16 10 12 48 48 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 0 58
8 Fortaleza 38 15 10 13 46 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 19 8 2 9 22 26 7 55
9 Sao Paulo 38 13 15 10 55 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 19 5 9 5 23 21 13 54
10 America Mineiro 38 15 8 15 40 40 19 9 4 6 22 18 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 53
11 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 41 43 19 6 4 9 18 19 19 9 4 6 23 24 -2 53
12 Santos 38 12 11 15 44 41 19 8 5 6 28 19 19 4 6 9 16 22 3 47
13 Goias 38 11 13 14 40 53 19 6 8 5 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 31 -13 46
14 Bragantino 38 11 11 16 49 59 19 8 5 6 29 23 19 3 6 10 20 36 -10 44
15 Coritiba 38 12 6 20 39 60 19 11 4 4 25 16 19 1 2 16 14 44 -21 42
16 Cuiaba 38 10 11 17 31 42 19 6 8 5 17 15 19 4 3 12 14 27 -11 41
17 Ceará 38 7 16 15 34 41 19 4 8 7 20 22 19 3 8 8 14 19 -7 37
18 Atletico GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 38 9 8 21 34 60 19 7 4 8 24 26 19 2 4 13 10 34 -26 35
20 Juventude 38 3 13 22 29 69 19 2 9 8 18 27 19 1 4 14 11 42 -40 22

Table
  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 38 23 12 3 66 27 19 13 4 2 39 12 19 10 8 1 27 15 39 81
2 Internacional 38 20 13 5 58 31 19 13 5 1 40 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 27 73
3 Fluminense 38 21 7 10 63 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 19 9 4 6 24 21 22 70
4 Corinthians 38 18 11 9 44 36 19 12 4 3 24 11 19 6 7 6 20 25 8 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 8 12 60 39 19 11 3 5 37 15 19 7 5 7 23 24 21 62
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 15 13 10 45 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 7 8 4 20 19 8 58
7 Atletico PR 38 16 10 12 48 48 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 0 58
8 Fortaleza 38 15 10 13 46 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 19 8 2 9 22 26 7 55
9 Sao Paulo 38 13 15 10 55 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 19 5 9 5 23 21 13 54
10 America Mineiro 38 15 8 15 40 40 19 9 4 6 22 18 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 53
11 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 41 43 19 6 4 9 18 19 19 9 4 6 23 24 -2 53
12 Santos 38 12 11 15 44 41 19 8 5 6 28 19 19 4 6 9 16 22 3 47
13 Goias 38 11 13 14 40 53 19 6 8 5 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 31 -13 46
14 Bragantino 38 11 11 16 49 59 19 8 5 6 29 23 19 3 6 10 20 36 -10 44
15 Coritiba 38 12 6 20 39 60 19 11 4 4 25 16 19 1 2 16 14 44 -21 42
16 Cuiaba 38 10 11 17 31 42 19 6 8 5 17 15 19 4 3 12 14 27 -11 41
17 Ceará 38 7 16 15 34 41 19 4 8 7 20 22 19 3 8 8 14 19 -7 37
18 Atletico GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 38 9 8 21 34 60 19 7 4 8 24 26 19 2 4 13 10 34 -26 35
20 Juventude 38 3 13 22 29 69 19 2 9 8 18 27 19 1 4 14 11 42 -40 22

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