Estadio do Maracana: Fluminense vs Fortaleza Serie A preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Thu 05.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio do Maracana (78838 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio do Maracana haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Fluminense languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Fortaleza will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Fluminense are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Fortaleza most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Fluminense form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Fluminense have to build on here at Estadio do Maracana in the Serie A.

Fluminense manager Marcão and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Avaí (placed 20th) in the Serie A. Before that, Fluminense had a home game versus Palmeiras which ended with a victory 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fluminense as they are travelling to their away game against Corinthians in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.

The Fluminense fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. Fluminense have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fortaleza form and stats

There's been little loot from Fortaleza's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 18 away games in the Serie A. Fortaleza only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws.

Fortaleza play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Goiás (placed 10th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Santos.

A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting Bahia in the Serie A only four days away.

Fortaleza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Fortaleza have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Fortaleza - Fluminense 0-1, played this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Fluminense, 0 draws and 2 wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseY. González
Y. González
6 goals
FortalezaEderson
Ederson
3 goals

Fluminense missing players

Fortaleza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Fortaleza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
11 6 3 Won W 3 4 14
9 6 2 Drew D 1 5 7
16 6 1 Lost L 2 9 15
36 18 6 Scored S 10 24 48
45 15 3 Conceded C 6 32 48
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 75%
39% 28% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 61% 53%
8% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 28%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
47% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 56%
28% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 6% 19%
33% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 28% 25%
 
5 5.7 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 3.7 3.9
4.1 3.9 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.3 7.1 6.4
2.2 1.9 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 2.3
7 2 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 5
 
532 326 92 Total Shots T S 60 165 399
178 106 24 Shots on Target S O 25 74 152
20% 17% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 32% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • 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 36 27 6 3 80 32 18 16 2 0 50 17 18 11 4 3 30 15 48 87
2 Santos 36 21 8 7 56 32 18 13 4 1 40 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 24 71
3 Palmeiras 36 19 11 6 54 31 18 12 4 2 35 12 18 7 7 4 19 19 23 68
4 Gremio 36 18 8 10 60 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 24 62
5 Athletico PR 36 17 9 10 50 32 18 11 3 4 25 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 60
6 São Paulo 36 15 12 9 35 28 18 9 6 3 21 11 18 6 6 6 14 17 7 57
7 Internacional 36 15 9 12 41 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 18 5 3 10 15 22 5 54
8 Corinthians 36 13 14 9 40 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 18 3 7 8 16 21 8 53
9 Fortaleza 36 14 7 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 18 4 5 9 24 32 0 49
10 Goiás 36 14 7 15 42 57 18 10 3 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 14 36 -15 49
11 Bahia 36 12 12 12 42 40 18 7 7 4 23 17 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 48
12 Atlético Mineiro 36 12 9 15 42 47 18 9 2 7 26 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -5 45
13 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
14 Botafogo 36 13 3 20 30 42 18 9 1 8 18 16 18 4 2 12 12 26 -12 42
15 Fluminense 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 6 6 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 42
16 Ceará 36 10 8 18 35 39 18 8 6 4 23 13 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 38
17 Cruzeiro 35 7 15 13 27 41 18 5 8 5 13 15 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 36 8 8 20 23 53 18 6 5 7 16 22 18 2 3 13 7 31 -30 32
19 Chapecoense 36 6 10 20 27 51 18 3 5 10 13 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -24 28
20 Avaí 36 3 10 23 17 56 18 1 8 9 10 24 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 19

Table
  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 36 27 6 3 80 32 18 16 2 0 50 17 18 11 4 3 30 15 48 87
2 Santos 36 21 8 7 56 32 18 13 4 1 40 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 24 71
3 Palmeiras 36 19 11 6 54 31 18 12 4 2 35 12 18 7 7 4 19 19 23 68
4 Gremio 36 18 8 10 60 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 24 62
5 Athletico PR 36 17 9 10 50 32 18 11 3 4 25 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 60
6 São Paulo 36 15 12 9 35 28 18 9 6 3 21 11 18 6 6 6 14 17 7 57
7 Internacional 36 15 9 12 41 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 18 5 3 10 15 22 5 54
8 Corinthians 36 13 14 9 40 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 18 3 7 8 16 21 8 53
9 Fortaleza 36 14 7 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 18 4 5 9 24 32 0 49
10 Goiás 36 14 7 15 42 57 18 10 3 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 14 36 -15 49
11 Bahia 36 12 12 12 42 40 18 7 7 4 23 17 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 48
12 Atlético Mineiro 36 12 9 15 42 47 18 9 2 7 26 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -5 45
13 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
14 Botafogo 36 13 3 20 30 42 18 9 1 8 18 16 18 4 2 12 12 26 -12 42
15 Fluminense 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 6 6 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 42
16 Ceará 36 10 8 18 35 39 18 8 6 4 23 13 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 38
17 Cruzeiro 35 7 15 13 27 41 18 5 8 5 13 15 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 36 8 8 20 23 53 18 6 5 7 16 22 18 2 3 13 7 31 -30 32
19 Chapecoense 36 6 10 20 27 51 18 3 5 10 13 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -24 28
20 Avaí 36 3 10 23 17 56 18 1 8 9 10 24 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.