Bragantino v Fortaleza CE

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Following three defeats out of their last four games in the Brazilian top flight, Bragantino have slipped out of the top four pack in the Serie A table and down to sixth place ahead of this midweek fixture at home against Fortaleza at their Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid but the hosts will nevertheless fancy their chances of returning to winning ways as 12th placed Fortaleza make their way to Bragantino on Thursday night.

Recent defeats to Sao Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional have come as blows to Bragantino's plans and ambitions of a top four finish in this season's campaign but it is worth mentioning that each of these three defeats were dealt out to Bragantino away from home and the hosts still only trail fourth placed Atletico Mineiro by a single point ahead of these midweek fixtures.

Switch to results on home soil and you'll notice that Bragantino have been handed just two defeats at their Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid throughout the whole of this Brazilian top flight campaign while also picking up 10 wins in the process and includes winning five out of their last seven matches at home as well.

Goals could be in short supply though here on Thursday night as seven of Bragantino's last 10 home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals with the hosts also keeping six clean sheets within this period as well.

Fortaleza currently occupy 12th place in the Serie A standings and therefore sit in the last of the top 12 places in the division ahead of this tough looking trip to the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid to take on high-flying Bragantino but with just three league matches remaining, the visitors know that the best they can hope for is a place in the Sudamericana next season.

A promising period of results from mid-August through to early October saw Fortaleza suffer just one defeat in an eight-match sequence whilst also collecting six wins as well, but the visitors have since slumped to a woeful nine-match winless run in the Brazilian top flight which includes six defeats.

Four of these six defeats have resulted in losses on the road for Fortaleza at the hands of Vasco da Gama, Bahia, Atletico Mineiro and Cuiaba respectively, while the bigger picture shows Fortaleza have really struggled on their travels, picking up just three wins from their previous 16 outings on the road in Serie A.

Bragantino v Fortaleza Verdict

Fortaleza's poor run of results away from home in Serie A will serve as a welcome boost for Bragantino who will be desperate to return to winning ways on Thursday night and having won three of the last four meetings against their visitors, Bragantino look set to take the spoils in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bragantino win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Bragantino win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Bragantino 1-0 @ 7.50