Who will claim the points when Fortaleza travel to São Paulo? In this pre-match guide you'll find all the relevant information and data needed to enjoy the game more.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Fortaleza have to travel 3000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Not much time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Copa do Brasil match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Fortaleza have had more rest.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo have played 11 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
São Paulo's previous match was also a home event, the loss 1-3 versus Flamengo (in Copa do Brasil). Vinícius (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Vinícius served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Heartbreak before that as São Paulo lost 0-1 at Santos's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Paulo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
São Paulo are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Sudamericana match at Atletico GO awaits in four days.
The São Paulo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Paulo have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
4-0-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fortaleza in their Serie A matches away.
450 minutes! That's how long the Fortaleza goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Moisés scored in Fortaleza's previous match, the home game against Corinthians that ended 1-0. Robson, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.83. Robson served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, 2-2 away against Fluminense in the Copa do Brasil. Fortaleza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
An interesting fact for sports bettors considering a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league games with just one or no team finding the net.
The visiting Fortaleza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. Fortaleza's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fortaleza have avoided a loss in the last 5 games (2-3-0) facing Paulo.The previous H2H meeting ended Fortaleza - São Paulo 1-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 11 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 7 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 5 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| São Paulo | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 31 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 23 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 74% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 48% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 35% |
| 26% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 9% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 9% |
| 61% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 43% |
| 22% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 6.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.3 | 16.7 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 14.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 32% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 22% |
| 12.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.6 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Internacional | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Santos | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Goias | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | São Paulo | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Ceara | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 17 | Avai | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Juventude | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 17 |
