This promises to be another interesting encounter at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in the Serie A. Fortaleza is in 1st position and welcome Sport Recife in 14th place. Read all about the match here!
Fortaleza have less rest than Sport Recife in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Brasil game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ceará.
Fortaleza form and stats
The hosts won their first Serie A game here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Fortaleza last season were 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from 3 games. Fortaleza haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Santa Cruz, 81 days ago.
Happy days for Fortaleza in their previous game, a Copa do Brasil match away at Ceará (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Previous to that game, a Serie A home match hosting Internacional in a game that was won 5-1.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fortaleza matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and zero defeats (from two games).
Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Atletico GO awaits in four days.
Fortaleza has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Sport Recife form and stats
One match played away so far in the Serie A for Sport Recife and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from 5 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Bahia game have they lost an away game, meaning Recife has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie A home defeat versus Atlético Mineiro with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Ricardinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Ricardinho had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Internacional that ended 2-2.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Recife when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing two and winning zero games.
After this away game Recife return home for a Serie A game against Grêmio. That game is only four sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sport Recife has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - two - four (Fortaleza wins - draws - Sport Recife wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 1 goals |  W. Pereira do Nascimento 1 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Fortaleza | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 2.5 | 1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 7.5 | 9 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 47% | 56% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| Fortaleza | Last season | Sport Recife | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 33% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 22% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | ||
| 78% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 50% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Atletico GO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ceará | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Santos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cuiaba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | São Paulo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Juventude | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Internacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Grêmio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 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 | Fortaleza | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 17 |
| 2 | Ferroviario | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Ceará | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Uniclinic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Pacajus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Caucaia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 7 | Crato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 4 |
| 8 | Icasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| 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 | Nautico | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 | Salgueiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Afogados | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Vera Cruz | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | Retro | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 9 | Sete de Setembro PE | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Academica Vitoria | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 5 |