Playing at their own ground is safe and nice for São Paulo, but Fortaleza are fully intent and able to win. How will it end?
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+10) in Serie A
The hosts São Paulo saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. Thankfully the previous game, versus Racing Club, was also a home game here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. The away team is better rested.
Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
São Paulo form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for São Paulo are 1-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi not having conceded a league goal in 195 minutes.
Paulo drew their last game, also a home match. Racing Club was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfield player Igor Vinícius got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Vinícius dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times. Vitor Bueno was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Racing Club after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Previous to that game, a Serie A home match hosting Bahia in a game that was won 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Paulo handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, six draws and one defeat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for São Paulo as they are travelling to their away game against Racing Club in the Copa Libertadores. That match is three days after this one.
The São Paulo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Paulo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortaleza form and stats
The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+10) in Serie A, are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Fortaleza goalkeeper Felipe Alves Raymundo is eager to challenge this, with his 261 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Fortaleza are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie A against Corinthians (placed 12th). The attacker Robson got a match rating of 7.52 in that game. Robson scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against America Mineiro.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.
The attacking power of Fortaleza when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. 5 goals have been conceded by Fortaleza in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paulo won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Fortaleza has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals | D. Correia da Fonseca 4 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 4 goals |
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| São Paulo | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 18% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 45% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 18% |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 18% | 21% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 37% |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fortaleza have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the the best goal difference (+10) in Serie A
- São Paulo 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ceará | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |