Cuiabá - Fortaleza: Serie A cellar dwellers scrapping for points and praise. Read all the available statistics and information before the game!
- Cuiabá have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fortaleza, who are travelling more than 3000 kilometers to play this game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa do Brasil.
Cuiabá form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Cuiabá at their home stadium (Arena Pantanal) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
No payout for Cuiabá in their previous match, an away game at Coritiba that ended in defeat 0-1. Joaquim was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.02 out of 10. The defender Joaquim won 5 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atletico Mineiro that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Cuiabá perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cuiabá as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Cuiabá has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 9 have seen two goals or less.
Cuiabá aren't scoring a lot here at Arena Pantanal in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. Cuiabá have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-0-7 (9 played).
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Copa do Brasil home defeat versus Fluminense with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Sasha was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Sasha had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
A draw for Fortaleza before that, at their own venue hosting Santos (0-0).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortaleza playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 Fortaleza win, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Fortaleza have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Fortaleza have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head meeting ended Fortaleza - Cuiabá 0-1, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Cuiabá victories, four draws and three Fortaleza wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |  M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |   W. Ferreira de Oliveira 2 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Cuiabá | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 53% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 37% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 11% |
| 42% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 53% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 26% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 37% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 6 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 12.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.8 | 14.7 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 31% | 19% |
| 13.2 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Cuiabá have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Internacional | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Santos | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceara | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Coritiba | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Goias | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Avaí | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | Cuiabá | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Atlético GO | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Juventude | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
