Neutral parties would believe there's a pronounced difference in performance between these sides based on results so far, with Fortaleza ahead of São Paulo by 11 points.
- São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
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.
São Paulo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Fortaleza form and stats
8-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Fortaleza so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Fortaleza after consecutive victories at their own ground.
No payout for Fortaleza in their previous match, an away game at Corinthians that ended in defeat 0-1. Marcelo Boeck, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.75 out of 10 in that game. Boeck stopped the opponent with five saves.
Prior to that, an away loss at América Mineiro.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 twelve games. Fortaleza has won four of these, drawn five and lost three.
Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Bragantino awaits in three days.
Fortaleza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo with 21 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 13 goals.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-5-7 (15 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as São Paulo have lost on their last two travels.
There might be some fixture complaints from São Paulo as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Serie A match against Bahia (0-1). Robert Arboleda was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.62. The defender Arboleda won 7 of 8 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Internacional.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with São Paulo playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Paulo wins, two draws and four defeats.
After this away game Paulo return home for a Serie A game against Flamengo. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Paulo when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Paulo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
São Paulo - Fortaleza 0-1 was the score in these squads' previous head to head match, earlier this season. Last ten meetings with these teams: Fortaleza won two, São Paulo were winners in four and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 8 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 8 goals | D. Correia da Fonseca 5 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Fortaleza | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 39 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 33 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 80% |
| 63% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 53% |
| 47% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 20% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 7% |
| 13% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 43% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 47% | 40% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 15.6 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 16% | 18% |
| 12.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.1 | 10.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as São Paulo have scored away.
- São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 65 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 55 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Internacional | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Ceará | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | América Mineiro | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Bahia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Juventude | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 30 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -26 | 14 |