The Copa do Nordeste season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Imperatriz and Fortaleza promises to be an interesting one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Imperatriz form and stats
The hosts won their first Copa do Nordeste game here at Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Imperatriz last season were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from 0 games.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Vitória in the Copa do Brasil last time out and are looking for a win here. A 2-2 draw away in the Copa do Nordeste before that, with Sport Recife the opponent.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Imperatriz at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Fortaleza form and stats
One match played away so far in the Copa do Nordeste for Fortaleza and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses from 1 games. Things are running smoothly for Fortaleza who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Corinthians.
Impressive finishing from Wellington Paulista (2) and David secured the home win 3-0 against Santa Cruz in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Uniclinic in the Cearense 1.
0 goals so far away for Fortaleza, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Imperatriz victories, one draw and one Fortaleza win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Barros da Silva 2 goals |  O. Lourenço Filho 2 goals |  P. de Jesus Ribeiro 1 goals |
Imperatriz missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Imperatriz | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 11 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
- Fortaleza has the fewest conceded goals (1)
- Fortaleza has the fewest scored goals (0) away
- Fortaleza has the the best goal difference (+3)
- Imperatriz has the most conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Imperatriz has the most points from losing position (4)
| Imperatriz | Last season | Fortaleza | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 15 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 15 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Confianca | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Vitória | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Nautico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | América RN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Imperatriz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ceara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | CSA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | Cordino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Imperatriz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Juventude MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maranhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Moto Club MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Pinheiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sao Jose MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Ferroviario | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ceara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Pacajus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Guarany de Sobral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Barbalha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Uniclinic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | Caucaia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |