Copa Sudamericana betting and spectator preview: Fortaleza and San Lorenzo meet at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as San Lorenzo have to travel 4800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor San Lorenzo 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.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Serie A games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
No payout for Fortaleza in their previous match, an away game at America Mineiro that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Pochettino got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Pochettino scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 47 total).
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Fortaleza's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 0 matches, drawn 2 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fortaleza, as the Serie A home game vs Vasco da Gama is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Fortaleza in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches.
San Lorenzo form and stats
San Lorenzo was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the group stage last season.The supporters enjoyed San Lorenzo's previous match versus Instituto, a 2-0 win played at home. Midfielder Braida was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Braida dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the away Superliga victory against Banfield with the score of 2-1.Lorenzo have another fixture away in just four nights, a Superliga fixture versus Barracas Central. A difficult schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended San Lorenzo - Fortaleza 0-2, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vombergar 5 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |  A. Bareiro Gamarra 3 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
San Lorenzo missing players
| Fortaleza | San Lorenzo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 39 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 16.3 | 19.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.9 | ||
| 6.9 | 8.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Palestino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Estudiantes Merida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Athletico PR | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Grêmio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bahia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Goias | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Corinthians | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 2 |
