Santos vs Fortaleza pre-match guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 13.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

This is football, this is Serie A and this is Santos - Fortaleza. Get our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Santos can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie A. Fortaleza are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Fortaleza as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Santos form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Santos have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 18 games.

In their previous game, the manager de Oliveira led his Santos to a defeat away at Botafogo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Avai that ended 1-1.

The Santos fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 18 league matches. Santos have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fortaleza form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats.

Fortaleza won their last game, 6-0 versus Bragantino played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Fortaleza was very dominant against Bragantino, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Galhardo, Hércules, Rocha, Romero (2) and Welison providing the goals. Rocha got a match rating of 9.15 in that game, top player of the team. Rocha scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Atletico GO.

Fortaleza have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 20 goals have been scored. 26 goals have been conceded by Fortaleza in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fortaleza - Santos 0-0 was the end result in these contenders' latest head to head match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Santos wins - draws - Fortaleza wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Almeida
M. Santos Almeida
13 goals
FortalezaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
6 goals
FortalezaT. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha
T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha
6 goals

Santos missing players

Fortaleza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Santos Fortaleza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
12 8 3 Won W 3 7 14
11 5 0 Drew D 0 2 10
14 5 2 Lost L 2 9 13
44 28 8 Scored S 7 20 44
39 17 4 Conceded C 7 26 39
86% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
62% 72% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 59%
46% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 41%
19% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 22% 22%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 11%
49% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 61% 49%
30% 33% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 38%
35% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 24%
 
5.4 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.4 5.3
5.8 5.4 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.2 5.4
2.6 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
12.7 15.2 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.7 13.9
4.4 5.7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.7 4.4
27% 27% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 30% 27%
 
15.5 14.4 16.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 15.2 12.9
4.6 4.8 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.2 4.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fortaleza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 37 23 12 2 66 24 19 13 4 2 39 12 18 10 8 0 27 12 42 81
2 Internacional 37 19 13 5 55 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 24 70
3 Fluminense 37 20 7 10 62 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 21 67
4 Corinthians 37 18 11 8 44 35 18 12 4 2 24 10 19 6 7 6 20 25 9 65
5 Flamengo 37 18 8 11 59 37 18 11 3 4 36 13 19 7 5 7 23 24 22 62
6 Athletico PR 37 15 10 12 45 48 18 10 6 2 28 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 -3 55
7 Atlético Mineiro 37 14 13 10 44 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 18 6 8 4 19 19 7 55
8 Botafogo 37 15 8 14 41 40 19 6 4 9 18 19 18 9 4 5 23 21 1 53
9 America Mineiro 37 15 7 15 39 39 18 9 3 6 21 17 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 52
10 Fortaleza 37 14 10 13 44 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 5 52
11 Sao Paulo 37 12 15 10 51 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 18 4 9 5 19 21 9 51
12 Santos 37 12 11 14 44 39 18 8 5 5 28 17 19 4 6 9 16 22 5 47
13 Goias 37 11 13 13 40 49 18 6 8 4 20 18 19 5 5 9 20 31 -9 46
14 Bragantino 37 11 11 15 49 58 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 3 6 10 20 36 -9 44
15 Coritiba 37 12 6 19 38 58 19 11 4 4 25 16 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 42
16 Cuiabá 37 9 11 17 29 41 18 5 8 5 15 14 19 4 3 12 14 27 -12 38
17 Atletico GO 37 8 11 18 38 56 19 6 5 8 22 23 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 35
18 Ceara 37 6 16 15 30 40 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 3 8 8 14 19 -10 34
19 Avai 37 8 8 21 32 59 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -27 32
20 Juventude 37 3 13 21 28 65 19 2 9 8 18 27 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 22

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 Palmeiras 37 23 12 2 66 24 19 13 4 2 39 12 18 10 8 0 27 12 42 81
2 Internacional 37 19 13 5 55 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 24 70
3 Fluminense 37 20 7 10 62 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 21 67
4 Corinthians 37 18 11 8 44 35 18 12 4 2 24 10 19 6 7 6 20 25 9 65
5 Flamengo 37 18 8 11 59 37 18 11 3 4 36 13 19 7 5 7 23 24 22 62
6 Athletico PR 37 15 10 12 45 48 18 10 6 2 28 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 -3 55
7 Atlético Mineiro 37 14 13 10 44 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 18 6 8 4 19 19 7 55
8 Botafogo 37 15 8 14 41 40 19 6 4 9 18 19 18 9 4 5 23 21 1 53
9 America Mineiro 37 15 7 15 39 39 18 9 3 6 21 17 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 52
10 Fortaleza 37 14 10 13 44 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 5 52
11 Sao Paulo 37 12 15 10 51 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 18 4 9 5 19 21 9 51
12 Santos 37 12 11 14 44 39 18 8 5 5 28 17 19 4 6 9 16 22 5 47
13 Goias 37 11 13 13 40 49 18 6 8 4 20 18 19 5 5 9 20 31 -9 46
14 Bragantino 37 11 11 15 49 58 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 3 6 10 20 36 -9 44
15 Coritiba 37 12 6 19 38 58 19 11 4 4 25 16 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 42
16 Cuiabá 37 9 11 17 29 41 18 5 8 5 15 14 19 4 3 12 14 27 -12 38
17 Atletico GO 37 8 11 18 38 56 19 6 5 8 22 23 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 35
18 Ceara 37 6 16 15 30 40 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 3 8 8 14 19 -10 34
19 Avai 37 8 8 21 32 59 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -27 32
20 Juventude 37 3 13 21 28 65 19 2 9 8 18 27 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 22

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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.