Fortaleza vs Vasco Prediction: Will Fortaleza keep the high level at home?

Fortaleza will receive Vasco in a Brazil Serie A match at Castelão Stadium in Ceará, Brazil. The game is valid for round 8 of 32 in the National League. Fortaleza is currently in 11th, and Vasco is in 17th. At home, Fortaleza won the last game against San Lorenzo in Copa Sul-Americana, 3-2. Vasco comes from a defeat against São Paulo, as the away side, in Brazil Serie A 4-2.

FORTALEZA

Fortaleza is very strong playing at home, this season they have 16 victories and 2 draws of 20 matches. Another strong point of Fortaleza’s team is offensive. Fortaleza has one of the best attacks in Brazil, with 80 scored goals in 37 matches. After five games in a roll without a victory, the team got back on track again with the winning against San Lorenzo, in Copa Sul-Americana. In this season, Fortaleza played 37 matches, with 22 victories, 7 draws, and 8 defeats. The team scored 80 goals and took 32.

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR FORTALEZA

João Ricardo, Tinga, Brítez, Ceballos, Lucas Crispim, Caio Alexandre, Lucas Sasha, Pochettino, Calebe, Lucero, Moisés.

VASCO

Vasco has all their attention on Brazil Serie A, after being eliminated from Copa do Brasil. Even though, the team isn’t doing very well with six games without a victory. Vasco comes from 2 losses, for Santos, playing at home, and against São Paulo, as a visitor. In the last game, Vasco presented some improvement but wasn’t enough to win the game.

Vasco played 28 matches this season, with 19 victories, 3 draws, and 6 defeats. Fluminense scored 59 goals and took 17.

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR VASCO

Léo Jardim, Puma Rodríguez, Robson Bambu, Léo, Lucas Piton, Jair, Alex Teixeira, Galarza, Gabriel Pec, Figueiredo, Pedro Raul.

EXPERT BETTING TIPS

Fortaleza is highly superior for this match, mostly for playing as the home side. Fortaleza’s fans are a strong factor side and usually help the team to achieve victory. Besides that, Fortaleza's offensive is very solid and will face a very fragile defense. Vasco has a defense rate of suffering more than one goal per game. They took 23 goals in 22 matches this season.