The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Quarter-finals, as the hometeam América Mineiro will try to edge Fortaleza in their own ballpark.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This looks to be an action-packed game with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
América Mineiro form and stats
América Mineiro's results here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
América lost their last game at Fluminense after a 1-3 scoreline. The attacking player Azevedo was announced as "man of the match" for América Mineiro with a rating of 7.62/10. Azevedo scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was the home Serie A game against Goias that was lost 0-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for América Mineiro, as the Serie A home game vs São Paulo is only three days away.
América Mineiro have conceded 19 goals in these home games, a significant number. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
Playing away, Fortaleza have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Fortaleza have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi. It's been 217 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.
Two travels in a row for Fortaleza, whose manager Vojvoda could celebrate last time after the win against Internacional. Goalkeeper Ricardo got the top player rating of the team with 7.32/10. Ricardo topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Santos.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Coritiba in just three days.
The attacking power of Fortaleza when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Fortaleza have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for América Mineiro, zero draws and four wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Azevedo dos Santos 3 goals |  D. Avelar 3 goals |  G. Mastriani Borges 3 goals |
América Mineiro missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| América Mineiro | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 48 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 13.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 24% | ||
| 13.9 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Gremio | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Atletico Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Internacional | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Goias | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Bahia | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 10 |
