This promises to be another interesting encounter at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in the Serie A. Fortaleza is in 1st position and welcome Fluminense in 5th place. Read all about the match here!
- Fortaleza is in the best form (3-1-0)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Fluminense when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Fortaleza form and stats
Perfect Serie A season at home so far for Fortaleza, who have the the best goal difference (+6) in Serie A, 2 wins from 2 appearances. Fortaleza has a nice streak going on as they have played 17 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Santa Cruz defeat 88 days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Fortaleza, as their goalkeeper Felipe Alves Raymundo has completely shut out the opponents for 208 minutes in the Serie A.
Fortaleza manager J. Vojvoda and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Atlético GO (placed 8th) in the Serie A. The goalie Felipe Alves was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.64 out of ten. Alves topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Fortaleza won a home game hosting Sport Recife (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Fortaleza perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fortaleza as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Fortaleza has won three of these, drawn five and lost three.
There will be little rest for Fortaleza after this match as they are travelling to Flamengo for a Serie A game in only three days.
Fortaleza has scored 6 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Fluminense form and stats
Things could have gone better for Fluminense in their Serie A away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Fluminense has drawn their two previous away games.
Fluminense are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie A against Santos (placed 13th). Marcos Felipe (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.14. Felipe stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Fluminense goalie Marcos Felipe was high and low in the Santos game, contributing eight saves towards the victory.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bragantino that ended 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fluminense playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Fluminense wins, one draw and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Fluminense now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Atlético GO is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Fluminense has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Fortaleza, one draw and five wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals |  W. Pereira do Nascimento 2 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 1 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Fortaleza | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 7.5 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.5 | 11.2 |
| 5.8 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 27% |
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals (6) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+6) in Serie A
- Fortaleza is in the best form (3-1-0)
| Fortaleza | Last season | Fluminense | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 53% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | ||
| 22% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 60% | ||
| 78% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.6 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 50% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Bahia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Sport Recife | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Ceará | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Santos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Internacional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Cuiabá | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Juventude | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 17 |
| 2 | Ferroviario | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Ceará | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Uniclinic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Pacajus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Caucaia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 7 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 4 |
| 8 | Icasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Portuguesa RJ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Nova Iguacu | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Boavista | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Resende | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 11 | Bangu | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 6 |
| 12 | Macae | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -23 | 1 |