Rounding off the fourth group of games in the new Brazilian Serie A season we have a meeting between Corinthians and Fortaleza.
The match will be played at the Neo Química Arena and the hosts are currently 17th in the table on 3 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 7 points.
Corinthians come into the game having suffered a 2-1 defeat at home against Independiente Valle in the Copa Libertadores on the 3rd of May.
It was a poor defeat at home for the Brazilian club against the team from Ecuador and having come back from behind in the 35th minute, Corinthians conceded the decisive goal 7 minutes into the second half.
The defeat to Independiente Valle means Corinthians have won just 1 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. The win came over Remo at home in the Copa do Brasil and Corinthians needed a penalty shootout to progress against the Serie C team following a 2-0 win, leaving the tie at 2-2 on aggregate.
In terms of Serie A, Corinthians have lost 3 of their last 4 matches, including games from last season.
They have lost each of their last 2 Serie A fixtures, losing 3-1 at Goias and 2-1 at Palmeiras. Trends show over 2.5 goals have been scored in Corinthians's last 3 matches in Serie A, with both teams scoring.
Fortaleza travel to the Neo Química Arena on the back of an excellent 6-1 home win over Estudiantes de Merida in the Copa Sudamericana.
With the score 2-1 at half time, Fortaleza ran away with the match in the final 20 minutes, scoring 4 goals without reply to leave them top of the group with a 100% record.
The win over Estudiantes de Merida means Fortaleza have won each of their last 5 games in all competitions and are undefeated in their last 10 fixtures.
The wins have come over Cortiba away and Fluminese at home in Serie A, San Lorenzo away in the Copa Sudamericana, Estudiantes de Merida at home in the Copa Sudamericana, and Aguia de Maraba in the Copa do Brasil.
Fortaleza have started the Serie A season strongly and including matches from last season, they are undefeated in their last 6 games.
They have won each of their last 2 Serie A matches and in their last 23 games in Serie A, Fortaleza have been undefeated on 20 occasions. Trends show Fortaleza have won 3 of their last 4 away Serie A matches.
Team news and Corinthians are without the injured trio of Caetano, Rafael Ramos, and Renato Augusto.
Fortaleza also have three players on the treatment table, with Juan Martin Lucero, João Ricardo, and Pedro Rocha all missing out.
This should be a closely fought contest but Fortaleza are in confident mood following a good start to the season. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net but for Fortaleza to come out on top.
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