Serie A: Fortaleza host Atlético GO in what promises to be an interesting football fixture. Here's a full preview!
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Atlético GO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have performed here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas this season with 6 wins from 10 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Happy days for Fortaleza in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Sport Recife (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Felipe Alves got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.14 out of ten. Alves stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Internacional.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fortaleza matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
There will be little rest for Fortaleza after this match as they are travelling to Fluminense for a Serie A game in only four days.
Fortaleza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas with 17 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 7 goals.
Atlético GO form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Atlético GO playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Atlético GO played 0-0 against Cuiabá in their previous match. Midfielder João Paulo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Paulo hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sao Paulo wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Atlético GO when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing two and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Atlético are hosting Athletico PR in the Serie A only four days away.
The visiting Atlético have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 10 games. Atlético have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Atlético GO - Fortaleza 0-0 was the result in these participants' previous h2h game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Fortaleza two wins, two draws and Atlético GO five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 5 goals |  J. Assunção de Araujo Filho 5 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Atlético GO missing players
| Fortaleza | Atlético GO | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 23 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 86% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 59% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 41% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 27% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 18% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 48% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 23% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | 10.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 31% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 27% |
- Atlético GO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiabá | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Ceará | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Juventude | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Bahia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Gremio | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 10 |