Fortaleza and Fluminense face in Estaddio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, which have not played any games in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 23‑09‑2006, in a match that ended the final score: Fluminense (1‑3) Fortaleza. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams have significantly different results at home and abroad.
Fortaleza :
The home team is currently in 12th position, with 21 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate game, he tied out against Santos by (3‑3). In the last game, he won at home against Goiás by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Fortress conquered 13 points in 24 possible, after 4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 8 games he played in his stadium. In their home matches there are some frequent results at the break: 1-0 (3 in 8 games) and 0-0 (3 in 8 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 11 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
The Fortress wants to add the three points in this round, to continue fighting for a place within the qualifying zone for the South American Cup. In this round, the Fortress will have the advantage of acting alongside its fans, where it is generally very strong, so it must go with everything about its rival. In the last round, the Fortress won a great victory at home against Goiás, by 2×0. The coach must go to the field with the best available for this match.
Fluminense :
The visiting team is currently in 18th position, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to CSA by (0-1). In the last game, he lost at home against Avaí by (0-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 matches he has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 13 suffered. In his last away game, for the Copa Sudamericana, he drew (0-0) against Corinthians. In his last 7 away matches for the championship, Fluminense records 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses, so he won 4 points in 21 possible.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 5 away matches. In their home league games the most frequent final score was 2‑1 (3 in 7 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that usually marks few times first: he only opened the scoring in 4 of his last 16 games for Serie A, of these 4 he came to the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The situation of Fluminense within the competition is not good, since it is currently in the relegation zone, so it is time to react. To play away from their domains, the Fluminense team will need to change their position, therefore, be more efficient in defensive scoring and know how to have intelligence to attack and try to kill the game. In the last match in this competition, Avaum defeated Fluminense at home by 1×0. The coach must go to the field with full force.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,89
