Struggling Fortaleza will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Flamengo in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
Fortaleza and Flamengo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Flamengo have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Fortaleza form and stats
5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Fortaleza so far this season.
Fortaleza's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Ceara (placed 9th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bragantino (1-2).
Fortaleza aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in the league, with only 12 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 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.
Flamengo form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (46) in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Flamengo hope to make it five in this match.
Flamengo won their last game, 4-3 versus Bahia played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Santos.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Flamengo, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Vitinho came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Bahia last time out, making the manager R. Mücke Ceni feel like a tactical genius.
Flamengo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Flamengo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Flamengo - Fortaleza 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Fortaleza wins - draws - Flamengo wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Abreu dos Santos 11 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 7 goals |   W. Pereira do Nascimento 6 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Fortaleza | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| 25 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 81% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 54% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 84% |
| 35% | 23% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 60% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| 46% | 23% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| 35% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 16% |
| 38% | 46% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 11.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.8 | 12.6 | 15.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 29% | 24% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 31% |
- Flamengo has the most points (23) away in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (28) 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 | Sao Paulo | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Internacional | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Gremio | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Santos | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Ceara | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Atletico PR | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 | Fortaleza | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Bahia | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 18 | Botafogo | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 20 | Goias | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 20 |