This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Fortaleza at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Palestino with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Palestino have to travel 6000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fortaleza and Palestino.
Fortaleza form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Fortaleza at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo) is 7 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Fortaleza, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 253 minutes in the Serie A.
Fortaleza's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Ceara. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that result, a home defeat in the Copa do Nordeste against Ceara. Fortaleza are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 7 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 0 and lost 0.
Fortaleza are traveling soon after this match as the Cearense 1 match at Ceara awaits in three days.
Fortaleza has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Fortaleza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 19 matches.
Palestino form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the group stage.Playing away, Palestino have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Carvajal, Benítez and Barticciotto scored in Palestino's previous match, the home game against Magallanes that ended 3-2. Late drama in the previous game, when Carvajal scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Magallanes.
A 0-2 defeat away at Union Espanola before that.The schedule is very tough for Palestino now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Chilean Cup game at Deportes Limache is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Palestino's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. The Palestino manager Sánchez has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dávila Carvajal 4 goals | M. Salas 2 goals | F. Cornejo 2 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Palestino missing players
| Fortaleza | Palestino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 54 | 40 | Scored | S | 15 | 47 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 15.7 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.6 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 65 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Goias | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 46 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | -21 | 42 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Ceara | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 19 | Avai | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Juventude | 38 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -40 | 22 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universidad Catolica | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Palestino | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Universidad Chile | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Cobresal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Union La Calera | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Nublense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Curico Unido | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Union Espanola | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | O'Higgins | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Magallanes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Audax Italiano | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Copiapo | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
