Copa do Nordeste: Fortaleza - CSA prediction and detailed statistics

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas (67000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fortaleza & CSA face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for CSA, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor CSA as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Fortaleza form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Fortaleza at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas) is 7 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats. This match is a Copa do Nordeste match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Fortaleza, as their goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann has completely shut out the opponents for 253 minutes in the Serie A.

A good away victory last time out for Fortaleza, who won 3-0 against Bahia. Fortaleza decided the match against Bahia in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.

A Cearense 1 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Ceara.

The Fortaleza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 19 matches. 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 13 from 19 matches.

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CSA form and stats

CSA's mission in Copa do Nordeste last season failed in the quarter-finals.

There's been little loot from CSA's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 19 away games in the Serie B. CSA only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 7 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Nordeste stats, they have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses both home and away.

CSA's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ferroviário that finished 1-1.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Cruzeiro Arapiraca in the Alagoano.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting CSA as they have only managed to score 10 times from 19 away games in the league. 23 goals have been conceded by CSA in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fortaleza have won all of the 4 most recent duels against this opponent. Another win today?

Fortaleza missing players

CSA missing players

Fortaleza CSA
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   9 25
16 10   Won W   1 9
4 2   Drew D   3 8
5 1   Lost L   5 8
44 29   Scored S   6 27
22 8   Conceded C   11 20
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   78% 80%
76% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   56% 60%
44% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   22% 28%
24% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 16%
12% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 4%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   33% 36%
48% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 48%
12% 8%   Failed to Score F T   56% 36%
 
5 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 4.6
5.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.2
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
1 0   Red cards R C   3 5
 
13.9 15.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 13.1
5 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.9
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 22%
 
11.5 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   16.4 12.4
3.9 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 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 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 Atletico 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 Ceara 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
  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 Corrêa 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 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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