Corinthians vs Fortaleza Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Sudamericana

Prediction published on 26/09/2023, 11:37  by Kennedy Kechula in Football Predictions

Corinthians will host Serie A rivals Fortaleza on Wednesday for the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semifinal tie. Fortaleza will host the return match next week. The winner at the end on aggregate will advance to play either LDU Quito or Defensa y Justicia in the final. Corinthians are back in the Copa Sudamericana last four. They will now hope to fare better than they did four years ago. Vanderlei Luxemburgo’s men defeated Estudiantes on penalties in the quarterfinals after a 1-1 draw. Both teams won their respective home fixtures. Corinthians have won four of the six matches they have played in this competition with three of their wins coming at home. Timao arrive for this match having struggled with a lack of consistency in recent outings. The hosts had failed to win in three matches before registering a 1-0 success against Botafogo at home in the league on Saturday.

Fortaleza haven’t lost in the last three meetings with Corinthians and have won twice. The latest win, a 2-1 success at home in the league, came a fortnight ago. This coupled with recent form will have Juan Vojvoda’s men confident of drawing first blood. Leao do Pici have won seven of their last eight games. They have won their last two matches after a 1-0 loss to Fluminense. Wednesday’s visitors were 2-1 winners away to Sao Paulo last time out. This was last Thursday, two days before Corinthians were last on the pitch. Fortaleza are in the semifinals of a continental club tournament for the first time. They defeated Serie A rivals America Mineiro 5-2 on aggregate after winning both legs in the quarterfinals.