Only a win will satisfy the Internacional supporters in this Estádio José Pinheiro Borda clash with Fortaleza, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie A table.
- Internacional is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortaleza have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
These teams have little in common geographically as Fortaleza have to travel 4100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Serie A, have performed here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda this season with 9 wins from 14 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Internacional are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba do Nascimento not having conceded a league goal in 201 minutes.
The Internacional supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Goiás in Serie A and win 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ceara and winning 2-0.
The manager A. da Silva Braga will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sao Paulo in only three days.
The Internacional fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 league matches. Internacional have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
There's been little loot from Fortaleza's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Serie A. Fortaleza only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. Fortaleza has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The attacking players of Fortaleza have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 405 minutes.
There were no winners in Fortaleza's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 0-0 vs Gremio (placed 5th). A 0-1 defeat away at Sport Recife before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting Santos in the Serie A only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fortaleza as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. Fortaleza have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fortaleza - Internacional 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - one - two (Internacional wins - draws - Fortaleza wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Pereira do Nascimento 6 goals |  D. Correia da Fonseca 5 goals |  B. Silveira da Silva 3 goals |
Internacional missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Internacional | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 44 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 76% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 55% |
| 38% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 31% |
| 17% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 45% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 41% |
| 41% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 25% |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Internacional has the most clean sheets (12) in Serie A
- Internacional has the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Serie A
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortaleza have scored away.
- Internacional have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Internacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Internacional is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sao Paulo | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internacional | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Gremio | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
| 8 | Santos | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Ceara | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Bahia | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Goiás | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 22 |