This could be an interesting match as Fortaleza have their presumed home advantage while São Paulo are ahead 9 points in the Serie A table.
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.
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.
Fortaleza form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Fortaleza, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Serie A, are 5-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Fortaleza to get some points in this home game.
Fortaleza lost their last game at Bahia (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Atletico PR.
Fortaleza has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Fortaleza have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
São Paulo form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of São Paulo, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. In general it has been a productive period now for São Paulo as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Paulo love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
São Paulo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Flamengo (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Goias in the Serie A.
A new game in only four days for Paulo, the Copa do Brasil home match versus Flamengo. Busy days.
Paulo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Paulo have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: São Paulo - Fortaleza 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - three - four (Fortaleza wins - draws - São Paulo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Souza da Silva 6 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 6 goals |   W. Pereira do Nascimento 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Fortaleza | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 58% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 76% |
| 32% | 22% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 42% | 11% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 37% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 37% | 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | 96 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 122 | 271 |
| 52 | 31 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 51 | 100 |
| 35% | 29% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | 26% |
- Fortaleza has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie A
- Fortaleza has the most clean sheets (6) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
- São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie A
- São Paulo has the most points from losing position (13) in Serie A
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- São Paulo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- São Paulo is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Santos | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Grêmio | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Bahia | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Ceará | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Atlético GO | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Bragantino | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | Goias | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |