Open game expected at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: Fortaleza vs Palmeiras preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

This pair of participants are revelling in a good season so far and matches like today could be key. Read more about Fortaleza - Palmeiras!

Insights:
  • Palmeiras have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Serie A

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 Palmeiras.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Fortaleza form and stats

Fortaleza have collected 28 points from their Serie A home games so far after 8-4-4.

Fortaleza haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 211 minutes ago. Robson scored that one.

The Fortaleza fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie A game also here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: A 0-4 defeat against Ceara (placed 10th). Fortaleza were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Ronald, an attacker, was the top performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.1 (out of 10). Ronald hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Bragantino.

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 14 games. Fortaleza has won four of these, drawn six and lost four.

The Fortaleza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. Fortaleza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Palmeiras form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 8-2-6 so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie A home defeat versus Sao Paulo with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Marcos Rocha was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.13. The defender Rocha hit four key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.

Prior to that match, the Palmeiras manager A. Moreira Ferreira faced defeat when travelling to Fluminense and losing 1-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Palmeiras in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Palmeiras, two draws and four defeats.

After this away game Palmeiras return home for a Serie A game against Atlético Mineiro. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Palmeiras find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Palmeiras as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head game ended Palmeiras - Fortaleza 2-3, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous nine meetings): Fortaleza won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Palmeiras got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / four

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
10 goals
FortalezaR. dos Santos Fernandes
R. dos Santos Fernandes
9 goals
FortalezaG. Souza Lisboa
G. Souza Lisboa
8 goals

Fortaleza missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortaleza Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
14 8 2 Won W 0 8 18
7 4 0 Drew D 0 2 4
12 4 2 Lost L 4 6 11
40 22 2 Scored S 2 22 52
41 18 5 Conceded C 8 15 39
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
67% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 82%
48% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 58%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 27%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
42% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 55%
36% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 33%
30% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 18%
 
4.7 5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.3 6
5.2 4.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.4 5.2
2.3 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.1
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
14.8 15.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.8 15.8
4.6 4.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5.2 5.3
26% 29% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 27% 30%
 
12.2 9.6 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 14.3 12.8
4 3.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then 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 Atlético Mineiro 32 22 5 5 51 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 29 71
2 Flamengo 32 19 6 7 62 28 17 12 1 4 29 13 15 7 5 3 33 15 34 63
3 Palmeiras 33 18 4 11 52 39 17 10 2 5 30 24 16 8 2 6 22 15 13 58
4 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
5 Corinthians 33 13 11 9 35 32 16 8 4 4 22 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 3 50
6 Fortaleza 33 14 7 12 40 41 16 8 4 4 22 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 -1 49
7 Internacional 33 12 11 10 41 35 16 8 5 3 26 17 17 4 6 7 15 18 6 47
8 Fluminense 33 12 9 12 31 34 16 8 5 3 18 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -3 45
9 America Mineiro 33 11 12 10 35 34 17 7 6 4 17 11 16 4 6 6 18 23 1 45
10 Ceara 33 10 15 8 35 33 17 9 6 2 22 13 16 1 9 6 13 20 2 45
11 Santos 33 10 12 11 30 36 17 8 5 4 18 13 16 2 7 7 12 23 -6 42
12 Cuiaba 33 9 15 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 16 3 9 4 15 15 -1 42
13 Atletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 Sao Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Juventude 32 9 12 11 32 37 17 7 6 4 17 15 15 2 6 7 15 22 -5 39
16 Atletico GO 32 9 12 11 24 32 15 4 8 3 11 11 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 39
17 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
18 Grêmio 32 9 5 18 30 41 16 6 5 5 20 16 16 3 0 13 10 25 -11 32
19 Sport Recife 33 7 9 17 20 33 16 4 5 7 10 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -13 30
20 Chapecoense 33 1 12 20 26 56 16 0 6 10 12 27 17 1 6 10 14 29 -30 15

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 Atlético Mineiro 32 22 5 5 51 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 29 71
2 Flamengo 32 19 6 7 62 28 17 12 1 4 29 13 15 7 5 3 33 15 34 63
3 Palmeiras 33 18 4 11 52 39 17 10 2 5 30 24 16 8 2 6 22 15 13 58
4 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
5 Corinthians 33 13 11 9 35 32 16 8 4 4 22 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 3 50
6 Fortaleza 33 14 7 12 40 41 16 8 4 4 22 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 -1 49
7 Internacional 33 12 11 10 41 35 16 8 5 3 26 17 17 4 6 7 15 18 6 47
8 Fluminense 33 12 9 12 31 34 16 8 5 3 18 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -3 45
9 America Mineiro 33 11 12 10 35 34 17 7 6 4 17 11 16 4 6 6 18 23 1 45
10 Ceara 33 10 15 8 35 33 17 9 6 2 22 13 16 1 9 6 13 20 2 45
11 Santos 33 10 12 11 30 36 17 8 5 4 18 13 16 2 7 7 12 23 -6 42
12 Cuiaba 33 9 15 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 16 3 9 4 15 15 -1 42
13 Atletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 Sao Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Juventude 32 9 12 11 32 37 17 7 6 4 17 15 15 2 6 7 15 22 -5 39
16 Atletico GO 32 9 12 11 24 32 15 4 8 3 11 11 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 39
17 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
18 Grêmio 32 9 5 18 30 41 16 6 5 5 20 16 16 3 0 13 10 25 -11 32
19 Sport Recife 33 7 9 17 20 33 16 4 5 7 10 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -13 30
20 Chapecoense 33 1 12 20 26 56 16 0 6 10 12 27 17 1 6 10 14 29 -30 15

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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.