Fortaleza hosts Santos in round 16 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, August 16th at Castelão (Fortaleza)
Fortaleza was very close to relegation at the end of the previous Brazilian championship. The Steel Tricolors managed to score 41 points, and it was the same result as Vasco da Gama, which went from 17th place to Serie B. But having remained in the top division and received the new coach, Juan Pablo Vojvoda, Fortaleza players showed that they are not superfluous here. In June there was a segment when the team couldn’t win four games in a row (three draws and the defeat to Flamengo), but in the summer the Tricolors managed to seriously step up. In the last round, Fortaleza even beat Palmeiras (2-3), and it was its fifth victory win in the last six matches. Now Fortaleza is in the top three with 30 points scored.
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Santos have not pampered their many fans with a trophy for a long time. But in this decade, the Fish have repeatedly claimed the title, finishing in the top three times in 2016-2019. Then the decline began instead of a decisive rise. In the previous season, Santos earned 54 points and took eighth place, which allowed the club to start in Copa Libertadores. However, the Black-and-Whites were ranked only third in the group, and now they play in the Copa Sudamericana. And they managed to knock out a strong opponent in the first round of the playoffs, (Argentine Independiente). And the visit to Fortaleza falls just between the home and away matches of the quarterfinals against Paraguayan Libertad. In Serie A, the results are mediocre (only two wins in the last eight matches and 20 points after 15 rounds).
Curious statistics: in total, the club played ten head-to-head matches, and the visitors never won. There were many draws, but Fortaleza became the winner in both last home games, including in January. Now we do not expect intrigue: Fortaleza is on the rise, while Santos is loaded in the Copa Sudamericana. We bet on the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Fortaleza to win
