One of the final games to be played in the Brazilian Serie A this weekend is between Fortaleza and Atlético PR.
The match will be played on the 9th of July at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo and the hosts are currently in 11th place on 20 points while the visitors are in 9th place on the same number of points.
Trabalho concluído! 🦁📸 Mateus Lotif/FEC#FortalezaEC pic.twitter.com/IliWWinQEZ— Fortaleza Esporte Clube 🦁 (@FortalezaEC) July 5, 2023
Trabalho concluído! 🦁📸 Mateus Lotif/FEC#FortalezaEC pic.twitter.com/IliWWinQEZ
Fortaleza come into the match on the back of a 2-0 loss at Flamengo in Serie A last weekend. It took only 14 minutes for Flamengo to open the scoring and they doubled their advantage 19 minutes into the second half.
Fortaleza could not find the back of the net in the time that remained to put pressure on the hosts.
The loss at Flamengo was the first defeat in 4 fixtures for Fortaleza.
They won each of their previous 3 games, with the victories coming over Cruzeiro away and Atlético Mineiro at home in Serie A plus a 2-1 win at Palestino in the Copa Sudamericana.
Fortaleza progressed as group winners in the Copa Sudamericana.
Form in Serie A shows Fortaleza are undefeated in 4 of their 6 most recent matches.
There have been wins over Vasco da Gama and Atlético Mineiro at home and trends show Fortaleza are undefeated in each of their last 12 home league games.
They have won 3 of their last 5 league matches on home soil.
Atlético PR travel to the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo having lost 2-1 at Flamengo in the Copa do Brasil quarterfinal this week.
It was Atlético PR who opened the scoring in just the 6th minute and they led 1-0 at half time.
However, Flamengo equalised 10 minutes into the second half and scored the winning goal with 19 minutes remaining on the clock.
The loss at Flamengo was the first defeat in 4 matches for Atlético PR. There were home victories over Corinthians in Serie A and Alianza Lima in the Copa Libertadores.
Atlético PR were also held to a 2-2 draw at home by Palmeiras in Serie A.
Away form in the league shows Atlético PR have won only 1 of their last 14 fixtures.
Conceding goals has been a problem for Atlético PR on the road and they have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 12 games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Fortaleza are without the injured duo of midfielder Vinicius Zanocelo and goalkeeper Fernando Miguel.
Atlético PR have four players unavailable for this match, with Willian, Thiago Andrade, Rômulo Cardoso, and Fernando Bueno all injured. Bueno is out for the season.
This another match in the Brazilian Serie A this weekend which is tough to call. Fortaleza are difficult to beat at home but Atlético PR have improved in recent games and have not been easy to beat themselves.
We expect to see over 2.5 goals in this game, with both teams scoring and the match to end level.