Key statistics for the Copa do Nordeste fixture between Fortaleza and Náutico

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sun 26.February
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

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

It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Náutico 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

Fortaleza have played 19 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). 5W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Fortaleza.

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

Fortaleza's previous fixture was a Copa do Nordeste game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-1 vs Náutico. The home side hope to to continue in that form.

In the match before, 0-0 away to Deportivo Maldonado (Copa Libertadores). The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Fortaleza home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.

Fortaleza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 19 games. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Náutico form and stats

Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the semi-finals.

Náutico have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-2-15 (19 played). When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 3W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.

Náutico are looking to quickly end their 422 minutes long goal drought in the Serie B.

Two away matches in a row for Náutico, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Fortaleza in the Copa do Nordeste.

Ahead of that, the Copa do Nordeste win away at Vitória.

The schedule is very tough for Náutico now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at Sao Bernardo is waiting in only three days.

Goals are few and far between in Náutico's away league games. Only {8 goals} from 19 travels. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Fortaleza have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Náutico.

The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Fortaleza - Náutico 2-1 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoV. Ferraz Macedo
V. Ferraz Macedo
2 goals
NáuticoE. Barbosa de Souza
E. Barbosa de Souza
1 goals
NáuticoJ. Rodrigues
J. Rodrigues
1 goals

Fortaleza missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Náutico
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
16 11   Won W   3 9
5 2   Drew D   2 5
4 0   Lost L   8 11
46 32   Scored S   14 32
20 6   Conceded C   26 40
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
80% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 72%
48% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 52%
20% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 32%
12% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   31% 20%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   62% 48%
48% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 32%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   23% 24%
 
5 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.9
4.8 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.8
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.6
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
14.2 15.6   Shots (avg) S (   9 10.6
5.1 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.8
36% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 35%
 
11.1 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   15.5 14.4
3.4 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.4 5.6

  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 Athletico 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 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 Operário 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

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 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 Operário 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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