Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Flamengo (1st, 79 pts) and Fortaleza (18th, 43 pts). Fortaleza's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortaleza 1.13 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Flamengo 2.05 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.26.
Flamengo came in having won three on the spin.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Fortaleza, 2 draws and 8 for Flamengo, at 2.64 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 64% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,908. 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: Breno Lopes (12')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza 20% · Flamengo 80% · Total shots: 5-18 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-11