Nervous top table thriller in Serie A as Flamengo have come the 1615 miles required to duel with Fortaleza at their Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (40) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Flamengo 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have collected 21 points from their Serie A home games so far after 6-3-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Fortaleza, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
It's back home for Fortaleza, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Fluminense away with the result 2-0. Titi and Marcelo Benevenuto found the net in that victory. Lucas Crispim (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.63/10. Crispim signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Atlético GO with the scoreline 0-3.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gremio are coming to town in four days.
The Fortaleza fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fortaleza have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Flamengo form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (40) in Serie A, are W5-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Atlético Mineiro game have they lost an away game, meaning Flamengo has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bragantino (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Vitinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Vitinho served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Athletico PR.After this away game Flamengo return home for a Serie A game against Juventude. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Flamengo manager R. Portaluppi has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 10 league matches. Flamengo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Fortaleza and Flamengo have played each other earlier this season: Flamengo - Fortaleza 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Fortaleza victories, two draws and six Flamengo wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 9 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 6 goals |
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| Fortaleza | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 40 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 52% |
| 25% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 46% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 48% |
| 42% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 25% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 5.4 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 15.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6 | 6.6 |
| 30% | 36% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | 29% |
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (21) away in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (40) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Serie A
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Internacional | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceará | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Juventude | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Gremio | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Bahia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 12 |