Fortaleza will hope that their home support is enough to get a result from this strenuous duel, vs sparky Corinthians.
- Fortaleza have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Serie A
- Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Corinthians when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 3000 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 Corinthians.
Fortaleza form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Fortaleza have managed 2 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.
The Fortaleza goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 360 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
The Fortaleza manager Vojvoda and his players return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Fluminense in the Copa do Brasil. The versatile forward Galhardo bested all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Galhardo served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Ceara.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.
Fortaleza have scored 7 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Corinthians form and stats
Playing away, Corinthians have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie A this season.
The fans enjoyed Corinthians's previous game versus Atlético GO, a Copa do Brasil win (4-1) played at home. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. The attacker Alberto got a match rating of 9.14 in that game. Alberto scored three goals.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Palmeiras.Corinthians are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Lacking goals? 12 of this side's latest 16 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
Corinthians have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Corinthians struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head match ended Corinthians - Fortaleza 1-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Fortaleza won one, Corinthians were winners in seven and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Krug Guedes 6 goals |   R. dos Santos Fernandes 4 goals |
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Corinthians missing players
| Fortaleza | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 23 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 21 |
| 86% | 73% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 50% | 36% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 59% |
| 36% | 9% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 55% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 23% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 41% |
| 36% | 45% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 41% |
| 32% | 55% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.3 | 18 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 9.6 | 11 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 22% | 15% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 30% |
| 12.3 | 10.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 14.3 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
- Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Corinthians have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Corinthians haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Fortaleza have the fewest scored goals (7) at home 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 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Internacional | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | America Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Santos | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Goias | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Ceara | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Avai | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Juventude | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 16 |
