Fortaleza - Internacional: Small difference between teams in Serie A clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

A new Serie A adventure is about to begin and this is the first real game for Fortaleza and Internacional. Let's start!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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 Internacional.

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Fortaleza form and stats

In the previous season, Fortaleza's league results were 15 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses, producing 8th place in the Serie A. Over these 38 matches they scored {46 goals} and gave away 39. Performing at home in the last season Fortaleza produced 7-8-4 (win-draw-lost) with {24 goals} and 13 conceded.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fortaleza have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 0.

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Internacional form and stats

Let's have a look at how Internacional performed last season in the Serie A: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 13 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded {31 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 18/17 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Internacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 1 Internacional win, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Internacional, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Metropolitanos. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these participants: Fortaleza won four, Internacional triumphed in five and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Fortaleza missing players

Internacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Internacional
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Fortaleza Last season Internacional
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
15 7   Won W   7 20
10 8   Drew D   8 13
13 4   Lost L   4 5
46 24   Scored S   18 58
39 13   Conceded C   17 31
89% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
61% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 68%
39% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 45%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 18%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
47% 37%   BTTS BTTS   47% 45%
39% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 47%
24% 37%   Failed to Score F T   26% 18%
 
5.3 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.3
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 5.6
2.2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.2
4 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
13.7 16.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 13.8
4.3 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.9
28% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 31%
 
12.7 10.7   Shots against (avg) S A   13.8 12.4
4.4 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Athletico PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atletico Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coritiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cuiaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Fortaleza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Goias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Gremio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Internacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sao Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Palmeiras 38 23 12 3 66 27 19 13 4 2 39 12 19 10 8 1 27 15 39 81
2 Internacional 38 20 13 5 58 31 19 13 5 1 40 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 27 73
3 Fluminense 38 21 7 10 63 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 19 9 4 6 24 21 22 70
4 Corinthians 38 18 11 9 44 36 19 12 4 3 24 11 19 6 7 6 20 25 8 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 8 12 60 39 19 11 3 5 37 15 19 7 5 7 23 24 21 62
6 Atletico Mineiro 38 15 13 10 45 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 7 8 4 20 19 8 58
7 Athletico PR 38 16 10 12 48 48 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 0 58
8 Fortaleza 38 15 10 13 46 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 19 8 2 9 22 26 7 55
9 Sao Paulo 38 13 15 10 55 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 19 5 9 5 23 21 13 54
10 América Mineiro 38 15 8 15 40 40 19 9 4 6 22 18 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 53
11 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 41 43 19 6 4 9 18 19 19 9 4 6 23 24 -2 53
12 Santos 38 12 11 15 44 41 19 8 5 6 28 19 19 4 6 9 16 22 3 47
13 Goias 38 11 13 14 40 53 19 6 8 5 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 31 -13 46
14 Bragantino 38 11 11 16 49 59 19 8 5 6 29 23 19 3 6 10 20 36 -10 44
15 Coritiba 38 12 6 20 39 60 19 11 4 4 25 16 19 1 2 16 14 44 -21 42
16 Cuiaba 38 10 11 17 31 42 19 6 8 5 17 15 19 4 3 12 14 27 -11 41
17 Ceara 38 7 16 15 34 41 19 4 8 7 20 22 19 3 8 8 14 19 -7 37
18 Atletico GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 38 9 8 21 34 60 19 7 4 8 24 26 19 2 4 13 10 34 -26 35
20 Juventude 38 3 13 22 29 69 19 2 9 8 18 27 19 1 4 14 11 42 -40 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Athletico PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atletico Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coritiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cuiaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Fortaleza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Goias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Gremio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Internacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sao Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.