Serie A preview: Can Internacional edge out victory against Fortaleza?

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (51300 seats)

It's game two of the Serie A campaign and all to play for. Read our exhaustive preview of Internacional-Fortaleza!

Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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 Internacional and Fortaleza.

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Internacional form and stats

Last season, Internacional's league results were 12 wins, 12 draws and 14 losses, resulting in 12th spot in the Serie A. Over these 38 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 42. Performing as the home team in the former season Internacional produced 8-6-5 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 22 conceded.

Internacional are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 237 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Alberto).

The home club members witnessed a 1-1 draw against Guairena in the Copa Sudamericana last time out and are hoping for a victory here.

Heartbreak before that as Internacional lost 0-2 at Atletico Mineiro's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Internacional handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and two defeats.

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Fortaleza form and stats

Let's have a look at how Fortaleza performed last season in the Serie A: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 7 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 45 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 10 with 18/26 goals scored/conceded.

Two away games in a row for Fortaleza, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus River Plate in the Copa Libertadores.

The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Cuiaba.

Fortaleza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and seven defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vitoria in just three days.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: six wins for Internacional, one draw and three wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Internacional missing players

Fortaleza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Internacional Fortaleza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 21
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Internacional Last season Fortaleza
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 8   Won W   6 17
12 6   Drew D   3 7
14 5   Lost L   10 14
44 29   Scored S   18 44
42 22   Conceded C   26 45
89% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
58% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 63%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 45%
21% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
50% 63%   BTTS BTTS   47% 39%
29% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
32% 16%   Failed to Score F T   37% 32%
 
5.1 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.6
4.9 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.1
2.7 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.3
11 4   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.4 13.9   Shots (avg) S (   13.8 14.5
4.4 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.4
26% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 26%
 
13.1 11.7   Shots against (avg) S A   14.3 12.1
4.6 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Coritiba 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Atletico Mineiro 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Ceara 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Avai 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cuiaba 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Bragantino 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Juventude 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atlético GO 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Flamengo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Fluminense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Palmeiras 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 America Mineiro 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Fortaleza 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Botafogo 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Internacional 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Goias 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Atletico PR 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 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 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atlético GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceara 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 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 Sao Paulo 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Coritiba 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Atletico Mineiro 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Ceara 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Avai 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cuiaba 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Bragantino 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Juventude 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atlético GO 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Flamengo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Fluminense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Palmeiras 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 America Mineiro 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Fortaleza 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Botafogo 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Internacional 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Goias 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Atletico PR 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.