Welcome to Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas and the game between Fortaleza and Cuiabá in the Serie A. Here's all you need to know!
- Fortaleza have the most points (20) at home in Serie A
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cuiabá have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. The Fortaleza fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas and will expect new points from this game. Fortaleza has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
The home team returns to Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas after being equal after 90 minutes with Sao Paulo (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Copa do Brasil game ended 2-2. Midfield player Yago Pikachu got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Pikachu scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Sao Paulo as Romarinho's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. The hometeam coach J. Vojvoda made a successful contribution in the game against Sao Paulo, bringing on Romarinho who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
A 1-1 draw away in the Serie A before that, with Juventude the opponent.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 two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
The Fortaleza manager J. Vojvoda has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Cuiabá form and stats
Playing away, Cuiabá have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fluminense game have they lost an away game, meaning Cuiabá has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Cuiabá play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Palmeiras (placed 2nd). Walter was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.62. The agile goalkeeper Walter stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Goalkeeper Walter was absolutely vital in the Cuiabá victory against Palmeiras, making seven saves.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Gremio.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cuiabá playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and two home wins.
Cuiabá have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cuiabá are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Fortaleza won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Cuiabá managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals |   E. Rodrigues Brandão 5 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Cuiabá missing players
| Fortaleza | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 62% | 82% |
| 65% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 59% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 18% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 5.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15.1 | 15.5 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 47% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 27% |
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
- 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 Cuiabá have scored away.
- Fortaleza have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fortaleza have the most points (20) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Serie A
- 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Santos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Juventude | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Cuiabá | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Gremio | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 6 |