Fortaleza will not expect any easy points from hosting team Juventude in this Serie A fixture. Here's the thorough match preview!
- Juventude have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Serie A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Juventude as the cities are 4000 kilometers apart.
Juventude form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Juventude have to build on here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the Serie A.
It's back home for Juventude, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bragantino away with the result 2-1. Wagner (2) found the net in that victory. Midfield player Wagner got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Wagner scored two goals and hit one key pass. The victory against Bragantino came after Wagner's winning goal. The Juventude manager M. dos Santos Gonçalves was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute.
Ahead of that match, Juventude lost 1-2 at home to Atletico Mineiro.Juventude aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. 9 goals have been conceded.
Fortaleza form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Fortaleza playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Fortaleza delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Santos (placed 10th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Midfield player Lucas Crispim was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.25/10. Crispim scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 61 total).
Prior to that result Fortaleza won their away game at Palmeiras. The scoreline was 3-2.The schedule is very tough for Fortaleza now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at Sao Paulo is waiting in only four days.
Fortaleza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Fortaleza have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Juventude won one, Fortaleza were winners in four and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira Campos Peixoto 7 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |
Juventude missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Juventude | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 17 | 9 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 60% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 33% | 38% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 33% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 40% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.5 | 15 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 26% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 25% | 36% |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have scored more than double the goals of Juventude.
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Serie A
- Juventude have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Juventude have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Serie A
- Juventude haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Ceara | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Internacional | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Bahia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 4 |