Fortaleza manager Vojvoda looking for three points in Bragantino showdown

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 09.November
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Serie A: What this match might not have in glamour it should make up for in effort and enthusiasm. Get set for Fortaleza - Bragantino!

Insights:
  • Bragantino have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Serie A

Bragantino is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bragantino, who are travelling more than 2800 kilometers to play this game.

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 Bragantino.

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Fortaleza form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Fortaleza at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo) is 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.

The spoils were shared in Fortaleza's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atlético GO (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The hometeam coach Vojvoda made a successful contribution in the game against Atlético GO, bringing on Otero who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfield player Alexandre got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Alexandre hit two key passes and had 57 successful passes (of 63 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Palmeiras.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fortaleza handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

There will be little rest for Fortaleza after this match as they are travelling to Santos for a Serie A game in only four days.

From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 13 goals.

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Bragantino form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bragantino so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-9 (win-draw-lose).

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus America Mineiro with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Helinho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Helinho hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Avai at their stadium, the result 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Bragantino have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's latest 12 league matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fluminense in just four days.

Bragantino are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Bragantino's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 30 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head game ended Bragantino - Fortaleza 2-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - zero - six (Fortaleza wins - draws - Bragantino wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BragantinoL. Candido de Almeida
L. Candido de Almeida
11 goals
FortalezaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
6 goals
BragantinoA. Guimarães
A. Guimarães
6 goals

Fortaleza missing players

Bragantino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Bragantino
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
13 6 2 Won W 1 3 11
10 8 2 Drew D 3 6 11
13 4 2 Lost L 2 9 14
38 18 7 Scored S 8 20 49
39 13 5 Conceded C 9 30 52
89% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
58% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 81%
39% 22% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 61% 53%
19% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 28%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 14%
50% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 61%
36% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 19%
25% 39% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 22% 22%
 
5.2 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.1 5.9
5.5 4.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.4 5.8
2.2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
13.6 16.4 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.8 14.8
4.1 4.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4 4.7
26% 22% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 28% 29%
 
13.2 11.2 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 15.8 13.4
4.7 4.2 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.3 4.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bragantino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bragantino have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Serie A

  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 36 22 12 2 64 23 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 10 8 0 27 12 41 78
2 Internacional 36 18 13 5 54 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 18 6 8 4 17 17 23 67
3 Fluminense 36 19 7 10 59 41 18 11 3 4 36 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 64
4 Corinthians 36 18 10 8 42 33 18 12 4 2 24 10 18 6 6 6 18 23 9 64
5 Flamengo 36 18 7 11 57 35 18 11 3 4 36 13 18 7 4 7 21 22 22 61
6 Athletico PR 36 15 9 12 44 47 18 10 6 2 28 17 18 5 3 10 16 30 -3 54
7 America Mineiro 36 15 7 14 38 37 18 9 3 6 21 17 18 6 4 8 17 20 1 52
8 Atletico Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
9 São Paulo 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 8 6 4 32 20 18 4 9 5 19 21 10 51
10 Fortaleza 36 13 10 13 38 39 18 6 8 4 18 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 -1 49
11 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 36 11 13 12 40 46 18 6 8 4 20 18 18 5 5 8 20 28 -6 46
14 Bragantino 36 11 11 14 49 52 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 3 6 9 20 30 -3 44
15 Coritiba 36 12 5 19 36 56 18 11 3 4 23 14 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 41
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 36 8 10 18 37 55 18 6 4 8 21 22 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 34
18 Ceara 36 6 16 14 30 38 18 3 8 7 16 21 18 3 8 7 14 17 -8 34
19 Avai 36 7 8 21 30 59 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -29 29
20 Juventude 36 3 12 21 26 63 18 2 8 8 16 25 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 21

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 Palmeiras 36 22 12 2 64 23 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 10 8 0 27 12 41 78
2 Internacional 36 18 13 5 54 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 18 6 8 4 17 17 23 67
3 Fluminense 36 19 7 10 59 41 18 11 3 4 36 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 64
4 Corinthians 36 18 10 8 42 33 18 12 4 2 24 10 18 6 6 6 18 23 9 64
5 Flamengo 36 18 7 11 57 35 18 11 3 4 36 13 18 7 4 7 21 22 22 61
6 Athletico PR 36 15 9 12 44 47 18 10 6 2 28 17 18 5 3 10 16 30 -3 54
7 America Mineiro 36 15 7 14 38 37 18 9 3 6 21 17 18 6 4 8 17 20 1 52
8 Atletico Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
9 São Paulo 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 8 6 4 32 20 18 4 9 5 19 21 10 51
10 Fortaleza 36 13 10 13 38 39 18 6 8 4 18 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 -1 49
11 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 36 11 13 12 40 46 18 6 8 4 20 18 18 5 5 8 20 28 -6 46
14 Bragantino 36 11 11 14 49 52 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 3 6 9 20 30 -3 44
15 Coritiba 36 12 5 19 36 56 18 11 3 4 23 14 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 41
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 36 8 10 18 37 55 18 6 4 8 21 22 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 34
18 Ceara 36 6 16 14 30 38 18 3 8 7 16 21 18 3 8 7 14 17 -8 34
19 Avai 36 7 8 21 30 59 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -29 29
20 Juventude 36 3 12 21 26 63 18 2 8 8 16 25 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 21

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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.