Corinthians vs Fortaleza Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Corinthians

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Corinthians fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-0 Serie A triumph over Botafogo.

In that game, Corinthians had 66% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Corinthians was Gil (59'). At the other end, Botafogo had 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

In their past 6 games, Vanderlei Luxemburgo's Corinthians have found the net 7 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.17.

Fortaleza

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Fortaleza go into this game following on from a 1-2 Serie A win to defeat São Paulo in their most recent outing.

In that game, Fortaleza managed 27% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Fortaleza, the scorers were José Welison (16') and Juan Lucero (53'). On the other side, São Paulo got 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. James Rodríguez (79') was the scorer for São Paulo.

The numbers tell their own story, and Fortaleza have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in total. Defensively, Fortaleza certainly have room for improvement. We will just have to find out if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

👥 Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 11/07/2021 tells us that Corinthians have won 2 of these games & Fortaleza 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

In all, 9 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 from Timão and 5 being from Fortaleza. That’s an average goals per game of 1.5.

The last league clash featuring these sides was Serie A match day 23 on 14/09/2023 when it ended Fortaleza 2-1 Corinthians.

That day, Fortaleza had 52% possession and 23 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Juan Lucero (26') and Yago Pikachu (94').

Corinthians had 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Pedro Henrique (33') was the scorer.

The referee was Rogério Pereira.

📋 Team News: Corinthians

Giovane (Hamstring Injury) and Paulinho (Ruptured knee ligament) will not be able to play for Corinthians gaffer Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

🗞️ Team News: Fortaleza

Fortaleza manager Juan Vojvoda has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Pedro Rocha (Ruptured knee ligament) and Hércules (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Fortaleza have it within them to get a goal against this Corinthians lineup, although that may not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 victory for Corinthians after the 90. Definitely a tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 15:23 23/09/2023