There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie A table so far. Here's the Fortaleza - Sport Recife latest:
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 Sport Recife.
Fortaleza form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Fortaleza have to build on here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A.
In their previous game, the manager R. Mücke Ceni led his Fortaleza to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Flamengo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ceará (0-1).
Fortaleza's goalkeeper Felipe Alves was extremely busy against Flamengo, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The manager R. Mücke Ceni will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Grêmio in only four days.
The Fortaleza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Sport Recife form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Marquinhos and Leandro Barcia secured the home win 2-1 against Goiás in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Grêmio at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The schedule is very tough for Recife now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Palmeiras is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Sport Recife when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Recife have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Fortaleza won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Sport Recife has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  W. Pereira do Nascimento 3 goals |  J. Silva de Souza 2 goals |  I. Maidana Martins 2 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Fortaleza | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 88% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | 38 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 40 | 85 |
| 23 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 30% |
- Fortaleza have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sport Recife have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Ceará | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Bahia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Botafogo | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Athletico PR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Atlético GO | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Bragantino | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | Goiás | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |