Match Report
The table read 16th (Internacional, 44 pts) against 18th (Fortaleza, 43 pts), 1 points apart. Fortaleza ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Internacional 1.16 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Fortaleza 1.13 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.26.
Internacional entered with four losses in a row. Fortaleza arrived off three straight defeats.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Internacional, 3 draws and 5 for Fortaleza, at 2.62 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 62% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.62 historically.
Estadio Beira-Rio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,842. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Internacional: Alan Patrick (24'), Vitinho (51') · Fortaleza: Lucca Prior (31')
Key stats
Possession: Internacional 52% · Fortaleza 48% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 4-5