Fortaleza warm up for Bahia with hopes of taking all three points. Will they? Check our match guide!
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's quite the trip for Bahia when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fortaleza and Bahia.
Fortaleza form and stats
The total Serie A statistics at home this season for Fortaleza are 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Fortaleza's previous match was a Copa do Brasil game also played at their own arena, ending 1-0 versus Palmeiras. The home team hope to to repeat that performance. Brítez, defender, was given a rating of 7.84/10 in that game, top of the team. Brítez hit one key pass and won 13 of 18 duels.
Previous to that game, a Serie A home match hosting Vasco da Gama in a game that was won 2-0.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 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 5 games).
The manager Vojvoda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Estudiantes Merida in only three days.
Fortaleza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo with 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 3 goals.
Bahia form and stats
Playing away, Bahia have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie A this season. Bahia has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Bahia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Santos in their previous game; a Copa do Brasil duel. Attacker Cauly got a player rating of 7.71 in the game. "Man of the match" Cauly scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 0-2 defeat away at Internacional before that.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bahia when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
Goals are few and far between in Bahia's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 4 travels. As for defending, Bahia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Fortaleza won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Bahia have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |  S. Romero 2 goals |  T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha 2 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Bahia missing players
| Fortaleza | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17.4 | 19 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.8 | 14.8 |
| 7.1 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 21% | 20% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 14.2 | 12.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.2 | 12 |
| 4.4 | 2.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.5 |
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bahia have scored 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 | Botafogo | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Gremio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
