Fortaleza and Juventude are set to lock horns later this weekend at Casteleao in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. Match day schedules for 5th December 2021at 03:00 EAT.
Fortaleza is in good form however they lost consistency along the way where they sit 5th the table with 52 points after the 32 matches played.
The home side heads into this game following 2-0 Serie A success versus Santos. In that game, they had, 56% possession, 15 shots on target with six of them and goals scored by Marcos Leornado (71’), (90’). The opponents, Santos managed 11 shots with only two of them on target.
Juventude has put together a good run of form and has now gone two games without defeat and they have managed to escape from the relegation zone. Juve now sits in the 24th spot with 43 points after 35 matches.
Jair Ventura’s men head into this game coming off 1-0 Serie A victory against Red Bull Bragantino in their previous match. In that game, they had 46% possession, nine shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Ricardo Bueno (45’). Bragantino got 13 shots with none on target.
Juve have only won one of their last 10 road fixtures in Serie A, but we anticipate that they will be able to come away with a point in this one because they need this game a lot more than their opponents do, so we expect an offensive game play against this opponent that seem to be comfortable in their currents spot.
Fortaleza vs Juventude head to head
This will be the fifth meeting between these two teams, out of the five encounters Fortaleza has two wins while the remaining three matches played out draws.
- Juventude 1-1Fortaleza 22/08/2021
- Fortaleza 4-1 Juventude 15/11/2018
- Juventude 0-2 Fortaleza28/07/2018
- Fortaleza 0-0 Juventude 09/10/2016
- Juventude 0-0Fortaleza03/10/2016
Home
- Santos FC 2-0 Fortaleza
- Fortaleza 1-0 Palmeiras
- Fortaleza 0-4 Ceara
- Bragantino 3-0 Fortaleza
- Fortaleza 1-1 Sao Paulo
Away
- Juventude 1-0 Bragantino
- Atletico GO 1-1 Juventude
- Atletico MG 2-0 Juventude
- Juventude 1-0 Fluminense
- Chapecoense AF 0-2 Juventude
Fortaleza team news
The home side has no fitness or suspension concerns at the moment.
Juventude team news
The visitors are also glad to have a fully fit squad ahead of this game.
Prediction and odds
We anticipate fierce duels between these two sides that will end in a tie.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals under 2.5
