We have to say that both teams are doing all right, Fortaleza holding a 7 point edge on Internacional in the tables. Let's get started!
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa do Brasil.
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.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional have collected 9 points from their Serie A home games so far after 2-3-3.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Internacional, as their goalkeeper Daniel de Sousa Brito has completely shut out the opponents for 235 minutes in the Serie A.
Internacional enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sport Recife's place. The match ended 1-0 with Patrick scoring. Midfielder Patrick was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.75 (out of ten) in that game. Patrick scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Atlético GO the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Internacional handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and one defeat.
Internacional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Internacional's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortaleza form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Fortaleza have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.
Fortaleza go into this game after a win, the home game against São Paulo that ended 3-1. Midfielder Ronald was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Ronald scored one goal, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 32 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting Atlético Mineiro before that.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, four draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Fortaleza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fortaleza have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the result Fortaleza - Internacional 5-1 entered in the official records. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Internacional won six games, one match ended with a tie and Fortaleza got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Andrade dos Santos 8 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals |  Y. Monteiro da Silva 6 goals |
Internacional missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Internacional | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 84% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 85% |
| 63% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 42% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 45% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 55% |
| 37% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 40% |
| 26% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 13 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 15 | 15.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 28% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | 33% |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Atlético GO | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceara | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Juventude | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Bahia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Grêmio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 10 |