Match Report
The table read 18th (Fortaleza, 43 pts) against 11th (Atlético Mineiro, 48 pts), 5 points apart. Fortaleza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.53 for Fortaleza and 1.13/1.16 for Atlético Mineiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Fortaleza carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fortaleza 3, draws 6, Atlético Mineiro 5, at 3.07 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 79%.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, capacity 63,908, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Fortaleza led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza: Tomás Pochettino (41')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza 34% · Atlético Mineiro 66% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 9-2