Fortaleza and Bahia spectators can't wait for Serie A clash at Estadio Castelao

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Castelao (67000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fortaleza in 9th and Bahia in 11th place.

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.

It's quite the trip for Bahia when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

Fortaleza can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie A. For Bahia most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Fortaleza form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Fortaleza at their home stadium (Estadio Castelao) is 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Fortaleza here at Estadio Castelao, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Fortaleza manager Rogério Ceni and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Fluminense (placed 14th) in the Serie A. A strong away win before that one, visiting Goiás and winning 2-1.

Fortaleza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 16 goals.

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Bahia form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Bahia have produced an overall stat of 5-5-8 so far.

Bahia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Vasco da Gama (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus CSA at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Bahia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Bahia have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Bahia - Fortaleza 1-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fortaleza 2 wins, 5 draws and Bahia 3 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FortalezaEderson
Ederson
3 goals
FortalezaEdinho
Edinho
2 goals

Fortaleza missing players

Bahia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Bahia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
14 10 1 Won W 2 5 12
8 2 2 Drew D 0 5 13
15 6 2 Lost L 3 8 12
48 24 6 Scored S 8 19 43
48 16 7 Conceded C 9 23 41
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 86%
73% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 65%
51% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 35%
27% 11% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 28% 22%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 14%
54% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 51%
22% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 39% 38%
27% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 24%
 
3.9 4.2 4.4 Corners For (avg) C F 3.4 4.3 4.9
6.4 5.6 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 6 5.5
2.3 2.4 2.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
6 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 2 6
 
412 234 73 Total Shots T S 53 202 473
156 78 19 Shots on Target S O 18 65 157
31% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 29% 27%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Flamengo 37 28 6 3 86 33 19 17 2 0 56 18 18 11 4 3 30 15 53 90
2 Santos 37 21 8 8 56 33 18 13 4 1 40 15 19 8 4 7 16 18 23 71
3 Palmeiras 37 20 11 6 59 32 19 13 4 2 40 13 18 7 7 4 19 19 27 71
4 Grêmio 37 19 8 10 62 36 19 12 3 4 38 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 26 65
5 Athletico PR 37 18 9 10 51 32 19 12 3 4 26 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 19 63
6 São Paulo 37 16 12 9 37 29 19 10 6 3 23 12 18 6 6 6 14 17 8 60
7 Corinthians 37 14 14 9 41 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 19 4 7 8 17 21 9 56
8 Internacional 37 15 9 13 42 38 18 10 6 2 26 14 19 5 3 11 16 24 4 54
9 Fortaleza 37 14 8 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 19 4 6 9 24 32 0 50
10 Goiás 37 14 7 16 43 62 18 10 3 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 15 41 -19 49
11 Bahia 37 12 13 12 43 41 19 7 8 4 24 18 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 49
12 Atlético Mineiro 37 13 9 15 44 47 19 10 2 7 28 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -3 48
13 Vasco da Gama 37 12 12 13 38 44 18 7 5 6 19 21 19 5 7 7 19 23 -6 48
14 Fluminense 37 11 10 16 36 45 19 6 7 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 43
15 Botafogo 37 13 3 21 30 44 18 9 1 8 18 16 19 4 2 13 12 28 -14 42
16 Ceará 37 10 8 19 35 40 19 8 6 5 23 14 18 2 2 14 12 26 -5 38
17 Cruzeiro 37 7 15 15 27 44 18 5 8 5 13 15 19 2 7 10 14 29 -17 36
18 CSA 37 8 8 21 23 56 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 2 3 14 7 34 -33 32
19 Chapecoense 37 7 10 20 30 51 19 4 5 10 16 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -21 31
20 Avaí 37 3 10 24 18 62 18 1 8 9 10 24 19 2 2 15 8 38 -44 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 37 28 6 3 86 33 19 17 2 0 56 18 18 11 4 3 30 15 53 90
2 Santos 37 21 8 8 56 33 18 13 4 1 40 15 19 8 4 7 16 18 23 71
3 Palmeiras 37 20 11 6 59 32 19 13 4 2 40 13 18 7 7 4 19 19 27 71
4 Grêmio 37 19 8 10 62 36 19 12 3 4 38 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 26 65
5 Athletico PR 37 18 9 10 51 32 19 12 3 4 26 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 19 63
6 São Paulo 37 16 12 9 37 29 19 10 6 3 23 12 18 6 6 6 14 17 8 60
7 Corinthians 37 14 14 9 41 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 19 4 7 8 17 21 9 56
8 Internacional 37 15 9 13 42 38 18 10 6 2 26 14 19 5 3 11 16 24 4 54
9 Fortaleza 37 14 8 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 19 4 6 9 24 32 0 50
10 Goiás 37 14 7 16 43 62 18 10 3 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 15 41 -19 49
11 Bahia 37 12 13 12 43 41 19 7 8 4 24 18 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 49
12 Atlético Mineiro 37 13 9 15 44 47 19 10 2 7 28 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -3 48
13 Vasco da Gama 37 12 12 13 38 44 18 7 5 6 19 21 19 5 7 7 19 23 -6 48
14 Fluminense 37 11 10 16 36 45 19 6 7 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 43
15 Botafogo 37 13 3 21 30 44 18 9 1 8 18 16 19 4 2 13 12 28 -14 42
16 Ceará 37 10 8 19 35 40 19 8 6 5 23 14 18 2 2 14 12 26 -5 38
17 Cruzeiro 37 7 15 15 27 44 18 5 8 5 13 15 19 2 7 10 14 29 -17 36
18 CSA 37 8 8 21 23 56 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 2 3 14 7 34 -33 32
19 Chapecoense 37 7 10 20 30 51 19 4 5 10 16 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -21 31
20 Avaí 37 3 10 24 18 62 18 1 8 9 10 24 19 2 2 15 8 38 -44 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.