Fortaleza CE v Bragantino

Fortaleza vs Bragantino Preview

Both Fortaleza and Bragantino currently occupy places in the top nine of the Brazilian Serie A with just two points separating the hosts from the visitors, so this is expected to be a tightly fought duel between two teams that are harbouring aspirations for at least a top six finish in the division this season.

Fortaleza's progress has been checked in recent times as they have suffered three defeats in their last four matches overall, being dealt losses at the hands of Flamengo, Cuiaba and Palmeiras respectively and although they registered a 1-0 home win against Athletico PR, this has been outweighed by the recent losses.

Results overall have been a mixed bag where Fortaleza have been concerned as the hosts have won just four of their previous 13 matches in the domestic top flight but the positive aspect is that three of these four wins have been collected on home soil at their Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.

In addition, Fortaleza have made themselves a tough side to beat at home as the hosts have been dealt just one defeat in their last 14 games, picking up eight wins in the process, while nine of these 14 games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Bragantino sit in eighth place and hold a two-point cushion over their hosts ahead of this upcoming clash on Saturday evening but recent results suggest that their ascendency over Fortaleza may not last too much longer as the visitors have failed to win any of their last three matches overall.

0-0 draws with both Sao Paulo and Internacional have been either side of a 2-0 defeat away from home at Bragantino but although the bigger picture shows the visitors have found wins a little hard to come by, picking up just five victories out of their last 15 matches, they have also been tough to beat overall as well.

The prospect of goals may be slim though as 10 of Bragantino's last 15 matches have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored, while on the road so far in this season's Serie A campaign, five of Bragantino's seven away games have also produced two goals or less.

Fortaleza v Bragantino Verdict

Both Fortaleza and Bragantino have therefore found it difficult to put any sort of winning momentum together and this could make for a scrappy and low-scoring affair at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on Saturday evening, despite both teams keen to add further points to their respective tallies.

Whatever the outcome, it seems unlikely that we'll see a repeat of Fortaleza's 6-0 thrashing of Bragantino again this weekend!

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50