Match Report
Fortaleza, 10th with 54 points, sat 24 points above Coritiba (19th, 30). Fortaleza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Fortaleza ran at 1.18 scored and 1.16 conceded, Coritiba at 1.08 and 1.92.
Coritiba entered with four losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Fortaleza wins, 1 for Coritiba, 1 draw, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in Fortaleza staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,903. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fortaleza led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.