Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: Fortaleza vs CSA Copa do Nordeste preview

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Fortaleza will battle it out with CSA in this Copa do Nordeste game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only four days ago.

It's quite the trip for CSA when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Fortaleza form and stats

Disaster struck Fortaleza last season as they could not defend their status as a Serie A team. With 15 defeats from 38 games, and only 15 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Fortaleza are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W11 D2 L6.

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CSA form and stats

The schedule is very tough for CSA now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Alagoano game at Alianca AL is waiting in only three days.

The last season was not a pleasant experience for CSA as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 8 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. CSA's manager M. Batista Junior are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie A at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Fortaleza won three, CSA won two and five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Fortaleza missing players

CSA missing players

Fortaleza CSA
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 0 5 10
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
9 4 0 Scored S 0 4 12
4 3 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
88% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 60% 80%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 80%
25% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 50%
50% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 40%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.1 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 11
3.6 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.6 4.9
31% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 24%
Key stats in Copa do Nordeste this season:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Read more about Copa do Nordeste

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.