seven rounds of fixtures have been played and both Athletico PR and Fortaleza are up there with the best. Let's go!
- Athletico PR have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Athletico nor Fortaleza 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fortaleza, who are travelling more than 3400 kilometers to play this game.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR have collected seven points from their first three Serie A games here at Arena da Baixada, a promising start.
A good away victory last time out for Athletico, who won 4-1 against Fluminense (placed 11th). Midfield player Richard got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Richard scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 54 successful passes (of 59 total).
Before that, Athletico drew at home versus Chapecoense.Athletico PR are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Santos awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Athletico in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. On the other hand, Athletico have conceded 3 goals.
Fortaleza form and stats
Playing away, Fortaleza have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season.
Fortaleza are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Serie A against Chapecoense (placed 19th). Felipe got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, top player of the team. Felipe hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 61 successful passes (of 67 total). Fortaleza made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Juan Quintero receiving a red card in the 54th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Fortaleza won the match 3-2!
Before that, Fortaleza travelled to Gremio and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting América Mineiro in the Serie A only four days away.
The attacking power of Fortaleza when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Athletico PR victories, three draws and one Fortaleza win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 3 goals |  M. Ferreira da Cruz 2 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Athletico PR | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.1 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 5.4 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.8 | 6.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 47% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 33% |
- Athletico PR have not yet lost a game at home.
- Athletico PR have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their matches so far.
- Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fortaleza have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Juventude | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Bahia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Atletico GO | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Ceara | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Internacional | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Gremio | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |