Fortaleza CE v Cuiaba Esporte Clube

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Fortaleza will be keen to continue their recent resurgence of form in the Brazilian top flight on Sunday afternoon when they play host to Cuiaba at their Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo as the hosts have won three of their last four matches overall which has helped lift Fortaleza up into seventh place in the table.

Victories over Cruzeiro, Atletico Mineiro and Athletico PR will have been a welcome boost for Fortaleza manager, Juan Vojvoda, and his players as the home side had managed to pick up just one win in their preceding seven games which came in the form of a 2-0 home win against Vasco da Gama.

However, despite what seemed to be a lean period, Fortaleza had still only lost once during that seven-game period and they had also picked up points in draws with Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Gremio and Bahia, while also still remaining unbeaten at home so far this season as well.

Four wins and three draws have handed Fortaleza a solid start to this campaign particularly at home where they've also kept four clean sheets but goals may be in short supply here as five of Fortaleza's seven home games this term have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored.

Cuiaba moved further away from the relegation zone in Serie A and up into 14th place in the domestic top flight standings after picking up four points from their last two matches which came in the shape of a 3-0 home win against Santos followed by a 1-1 draw at home with Bahia.

Although results overall have been largely inconsistent, Cuiaba have lost just twice in their last eight matches and this improvement in form could see the visitors putting up stubborn resistance on the road at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on Sunday afternoon.

Cuiaba have collected three wins within these previous eight games, the earlier two wins coming in the form of victories over Cruizeiro and Goias, both of which were also away from home and they'll be hoping they can replicate this sort of form when they make their way to face Fortaleza.

The bigger picture shows Cuiaba have managed to capture just four wins from their last 18 outings on the road with 13 of these 18 away games also resulting in Under 2.5 goals scored which has been helped by the fact that Cuiaba have failed to score in eight of these 18 away games as well.

Fortaleza v Cuiaba Verdict

Fortaleza are unbeaten in their last 13 home games in Serie A and given Cuiaba's ordinary run of results on their travels, the hosts look the more likely to take the spoils in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Fortaleza win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Fortaleza win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.25

Correct score: Fortaleza 1-0 @ 5.50