Corinthians vs Fortaleza Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 20/08/2020, 06:20  by James | Modified on 20/08/2020 at 07:20 in Football Predictions

Corinthians welcome Fortaleza to the Arena Corinthians for Brasileirao action next week. The home side are tenth in the table after picking up their first win of the season in their last outing, a 3-1 victory over Coritiba. Fortaleza are 16th and they are level on points with Corinthians despite playing a game more than their upcoming opponents. They also come into this match on the back of their first win of the campaign, a 3-1 triumph at Goias. It was the first game in which they had managed to find the back of the net, a success at the fourth attempt. Their only other away game of the early stages of the Brasileirao campaign was a 1-0 defeat at Sao Paolo. Corinthians can relate to away day blues, their first two games of the campaign being on the road and returning a solitary point. On home turf, they are much stronger. They are now unbeaten in their last seven home matches in all competitions.

Fortaleza were only promoted to the top flight in 2018 but impressed on their return to Serie A, finishing ninth in the 20-team division. Their record against Corinthians is poor, with ten defeats and only one win from their 12 encounters. They have only avoided defeat away to Corinthians once in six outings and Corinthians have won their last seven successive meetings. Fortaleza have firepower in their ranks, despite what their troubles in front of goal in the early weeks might tell you. They scored 50 goals last season, the sixth-best record in the division, with top scorer Wellington Paulista getting 13. Defensively, they left a lot to be desired with only four teams conceding more than the 49 goals they let in. Wellington got off the mark in the win at Goias but Fortaleza struggled to keep Corinthians at bay last season, shipping three goals in each of their two games. We suggest backing the home side to win.