Fortaleza greet Chapecoense with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Chapecoense have the most conceded goals (12) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Chapecoense as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chapecoense have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Fortaleza form and stats
Seven points from three Serie A home games is a great start for Fortaleza, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas. In general it's been a long time since Fortaleza tasted defeat here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Fortaleza travelled for their previous game, a trip to Gremio that ended 0-0. The goalie Felipe Alves was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.7 out of ten. Alves saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. A painful moment in the game against Gremio was the missed penalty kick from Yago Pikachu in the 63rd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Flamengo.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fortaleza as they are travelling to their away game against Athletico PR in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.
Fortaleza can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Fortaleza have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chapecoense form and stats
0-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chapecoense, who have the most conceded goals (12) in Serie A, in their Serie A matches away. Chapecoense are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Marcílio Dias fixture.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Athletico PR (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 2-2. Midfielder Ravanelli was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Ravanelli hit two key passes. The draw against Athletico PR came from a losing position. The Chapecoense manager J. Ribeiro Ventura brought on Geuvânio as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Internacional.A new game in only four days for Chapecoense, the Serie A home match versus Bahia. Busy days.
The visiting Chapecoense have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. As for defending, Chapecoense rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Fortaleza victories, zero draws and zero Chapecoense wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 2 goals |  W. Pereira do Nascimento 2 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
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| Fortaleza | Chapecoense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 6.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.4 | 14.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 39% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | 27% |
- All of Chapecoense's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chapecoense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Chapecoense have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Chapecoense have the most conceded goals (12) in Serie A
- Chapecoense have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
- Chapecoense have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Serie A
- Chapecoense have yet to win a game.
- Chapecoense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a 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 | Bragantino | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Bahia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Ceara | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Juventude | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Sao Paulo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Chapecoense | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Gremio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |