Fortaleza vs Santos Prediction: Betting on a draw

Fortaleza will face Santos in the 19th round of the Brazilian football championship. Fortaleza needs points and is quoted as favourites for the upcoming encounter, despite their league position.

In their last five games, Fortaleza has won just to Atletico Go (0:1). They qualified for the Brazilian Cup quarter-finals, beating Ceara, but losing on aggregate in the Libertadores Cup to Estudianes. Fortaleza is only 19th in the Serie A standings, with 14 points and five points behind Coritiba, who sit in 16th place. Fortaleza's home stats are 19th in the league, +1=5-3, 4:6 goal difference.

After relegation from the South American Cup, Santos played three Brazilian league games and one cup game. In the Cup, the Fish beat Corinthians on home soil but were still relegated. In the championship, they beat Atletico GO and Botafogo and suffered an away defeat at the hands of Avai. Santos' goal for the season is a place in the Libertadores Cup zone, but so far the Fish are only 10th in the league standings, five points behind Inter. On the road, Santos has the 14th statistic, seven points in eight games, +1=4-3, 6:8 goal difference.

Fortaleza needs points. However, Santos is a tough, ambitious team. Santos has never beaten Fortaleza, but they haven't lost 67% of their games. These teams regularly play against each other in draws. It would not surprise us if the upcoming encounter ends in a draw as well.

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