Fortaleza vs Juventude Prediction: Only victory matters to Fortaleza

Fortaleza vs Juventude: Prediction and odds on the Brasileirão match on May 10, 2025

Against all expectations, Fortaleza is in the relegation zone after six league games without a win. However, in midweek, Vojvoda's men picked up a significant victory in the Copa Libertadores against Colo-Colo and may have gained the confidence they needed to turn things around.

Fortaleza: Form and statistics

In the Brasileirão's previous round, Fortaleza drew 0-0 away to São Paulo and brought home a point. The Cearenses clearly wanted to win the game and had chances to score, especially in the first half, but the final result could have been worse as São Paulo missed a penalty in the 64th minute. João Ricardo saved Ferreira's shot and helped his team maintain its unbeaten run against the Paulistas. Fortaleza hasn't lost against São Paulo in eleven games. Despite not winning for six rounds in the Série A, the draw at the Morumbi was reassuring, as São Paulo is a good team, the only one unbeaten in the competition. In midweek, Fortaleza beat Colo-Colo 4-0 at home in the Copa Libertadores and finally broke a nine-game winless streak. The Nordeste team is in second place in Group E of the South American competition and is well on its way to securing qualification. In the league, Fortaleza is in a disappointing 17th place, with seven points from seven games, so a win against Juventude is a must.

Fortaleza: Lineup

Titi is available again after serving a one-match ban, but young Mancha has been performing well, so it’s uncertain who will play.

🔖Fortaleza starting lineup (4-3-3)

João Ricardo – Mancuso, Kuscevic, Mancha, Bruno Pacheco – Lucas Sasha, Rossetto, Emmanuel Martínez – Marinho, Lucero, Breno Lopes

⛔️Out: Tinga, Diogo Barbosa, Moisés, Pedro Augusto (injured)

👤Head Coach: Pablo Vojvoda

Fortaleza Latest Games

Fortaleza

04.12.25

Fortaleza

2 - 1

Corinthians

01.12.25

Fortaleza

1 - 0

Atletico MG

27.11.25

Red Bull Bragantino

0 - 1

Fortaleza

21.11.25

Bahia

2 - 3

Fortaleza

13.11.25

Atletico MG

3 - 3

Fortaleza

10.11.25

Fortaleza

2 - 2

Gremio

07.11.25

Ceara

1 - 1

Fortaleza

01.11.25

Santos FC

1 - 1

Fortaleza

26.10.25

Fortaleza

1 - 0

Flamengo

19.10.25

Cruzeiro

1 - 0

Fortaleza

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Juventude Latest Games

Juventude

04.12.25

Juventude

0 - 3

Santos FC

29.11.25

Juventude

1 - 1

Bahia

23.11.25

Sao Paulo

2 - 1

Juventude

20.11.25

Juventude

3 - 3

Cruzeiro

09.11.25

Vasco da Gama

1 - 3

Juventude

06.11.25

Sport Recife

0 - 2

Juventude

03.11.25

Juventude

0 - 2

Palmeiras

26.10.25

Gremio

3 - 1

Juventude

21.10.25

Juventude

1 - 0

Red Bull Bragantino

17.10.25

Fluminense

1 - 0

Juventude

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Juventude: Form and statistics

Juventude usually gets most of its points at the Alfredo Jaconi, but it lost at home to Atlético Mineiro in the last round. The visitors went in determined to score early and created chances with unexpected ease. In the 30th minute, Atlético scored from a free kick by Gustavo Scarpa. The attacking midfielder crossed with his left foot into the box, the Juventude goalkeeper failed to clear, and the ball deflected off Marcos Paulo, who scored an own goal. The Miners had chances to increase their lead soon after, but fortunately for the home team, half-time arrived. The Gaúchos were much better in the second half and came close to equalizing. VAR invalidated a goal for Juventude, detecting a handball by Ênio, and near the end, the referee awarded a penalty to the home side, but the decision was reversed for offside. Fábio Matias' men fought to the end but suffered their second defeat in a row and haven't won for four games. Juventude is in 15th place on seven points, the same as Fortaleza, but has an advantage in the tie-breaker as it has two wins against one for the Cearenses.

Juventude: Lineup

Veteran Nenê has some muscular problems and is doubtful for the game. None of the injured players has recovered.

🔖Juventude starting lineup (4-4-2)

Marcão – Ewerthon, Abner, Marcos Paulo, Ruschel – Giraldo, Jadson, Mandaca, Jean Carlos – Gilberto, Taliari

⛔️Out: Nenê, Caíque, Daniel Peixoto, Cipriano, Matheus Babi (injured)

👤Head Coach: Fábio Matias

Fortaleza vs Juventude: Head-to-head statistics

Fortaleza has a clear advantage in the 20 meetings with Juventude, having won nine games and suffered just two defeats. On nine occasions, the matches ended in a draw. The Gaúchos haven't won in the past ten encounters. The last time Juventude beat Fortaleza was in 2009.

History of Head-to-Heads

Serie A 2025

06.10.25

Juventude

1 - 2

Fortaleza

Serie A 2025

10.05.25

Fortaleza

5 - 0

Juventude

Serie A 2024

03.11.24

Juventude

0 - 3

Fortaleza

Serie A 2024

30.06.24

Fortaleza

2 - 1

Juventude

Serie A 2022

19.09.22

Juventude

1 - 1

Fortaleza

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Fortaleza vs Juventude: Betting tips & Odds

• Juventude has lost its last five away games, including all competitions. You can bet on Fortaleza winning for 1.67 at 1xBet;
• In Fortaleza's last four games, the TU 2.5 bet has won three times. You can place this bet for 1.71 at 1xBet;
• In the last six head-to-heads, Fortaleza has scored first in five of them. You can place this bet for 1.44 at Bet365.

1X2 DC Handicap O/U BTTS CS O/E HT/FT

Main Time (3) 1st Half (3) 2nd Half (2)

	W1	X	W2
	1.59	3.75	5.40
	1.62	3.90	5.60
	2.00	2.74	5.26

Fortaleza vs Juventude match prediction 10 May 2025

Fortaleza is the favorite despite the game not taking place at the Arena Castelão to preserve the stadium's grass. Juventude has lost every game on the road and hasn't beaten Fortaleza since 2009. I'm backing the Cearenses to win, as they're motivated by their midweek result in the Copa Libertadores.

Our match prediction: Fortaleza to win for 1.67 at 1xBet.

Our betting tip for this Brasileirão match: BTTS - No for 1.72 at Betway.

Our final betting tip on the match: Correct Score 2-0 for 7.00 at Bet365.