The Copa do Nordeste league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Fortaleza and Santa Cruz are placed 1st and 8th respectively.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Copa do Nordeste
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Santa Cruz 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.
Fortaleza form and stats
Only two Copa do Nordeste home games for Fortaleza so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Fortaleza travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ceara that ended 0-0.
Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Nordeste match at 4 de Julho awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Fortaleza at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Santa Cruz form and stats
No Copa do Nordeste points yet away for Santa Cruz, from their first 2 matches.
The attacking players of Santa have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 300 minutes.
A draw for Santa Cruz before that, at their own venue hosting Sport Recife (1-1).
After this away game Santa return home for a Copa do Nordeste game against Sport Recife. That game is only four sleeps after this.
0 goals so far away for Santa Cruz, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Fortaleza victories, two draws and two Santa Cruz wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Pereira do Nascimento 9 goals |  D. Correia da Fonseca 7 goals | J. Silva de Souza 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Santa Cruz missing players
| Fortaleza | Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 18% |
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Copa do Nordeste
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+3) in Copa do Nordeste
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Altos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Vitoria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | ABC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | CSA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Botafogo PB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Salgueiro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caucaia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Ferroviario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Crato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ceara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 6 | Icasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Pacajus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Uniclinic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Salgueiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Retro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Afogados | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Central | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 8 | Vera Cruz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Sete de Setembro PE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Academica Vitoria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |