About Match
The table reads 5th (Fortaleza, 44 pts) against 10th (Náutico, 37 pts), 7 points apart. Náutico have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortaleza 1.12 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Náutico 1.19 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.15. A win would lift Fortaleza to 47 points and up to 1st (other results unchanged).
Fortaleza carry a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Defeat has not touched Náutico in 8 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in Fortaleza hosts the game.




