There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie A table so far. Here's the Corinthians - Fortaleza latest:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Corinthians form and stats
30 points is a decent return from 15 Serie A games here at Arena Corinthians for Corinthians. The data says 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.
Corinthians lost their last game at Flamengo (placed 1st) after a 1-4 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at CSA.
There will be little rest for Corinthians after this match as they are travelling to Palmeiras for a Serie A game in only three days.
Corinthians has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Corinthians are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Corinthians in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 15 matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-4-8 (15 played).
Fortaleza delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Atlético Mineiro (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Avai.
A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting Ceara in the Serie A only four days away.
Fortaleza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Fortaleza have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Fortaleza - Corinthians 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Corinthians 7 wins, 1 draw and Fortaleza 1 victory. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Pedrinho 5 goals |  Vágner Love 5 goals |  M. Boselli 4 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Corinthians | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 32 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 26 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 41 |
| 83% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 53% | 53% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 53% | 47% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 7% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 53% |
| 47% | 60% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 27% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- Corinthians have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 71 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | Santos | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 58 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Gremio | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 50 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Internacional | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Goiás | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -11 | 42 |
| 10 | Bahia | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 42 |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 39 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 33 |
| 15 | Ceara | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 20 | -1 | 33 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Fluminense | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | CSA | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 26 | -22 | 29 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 21 |
| 20 | Avai | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 27 | -32 | 17 |