Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th July 2023

Fortaleza go up against Cuiaba at Castelao this coming Sunday in a thrilling Serie A match.

Ranked as number seven in the Serie A standings, Fortaleza, have so far collected 23 points this season, while Cuiaba collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 14 rounds.

Both Fortaleza and Cuiaba aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on the pitch this coming Sunday. We are bound to see an exciting game.

Fortaleza scored seven goals, conceded seven and fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Cuiaba travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

The last time the pair played each other, Fortaleza came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Prediction

Fortaleza Form

Fortaleza beat Atletico MG by 2-1, lost 2-0 against Flamengo, before defeating Athletico Paranaense 1-0. Fortaleza managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored nine goals and conceded three times.

Few would have predicted Fortaleza to perform as well as they done silencing talk of relegation with nice performances.

Cuiaba Form

In their last three matches, Cuiaba lost 1-0 against Vasco da Gama, won 3-0 against Santos, and drew 1-1 with Bahia. Cuiaba managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Serie A away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Aiming for a mid-table finish Cuiaba would require a quick upturn in form to achieve even that.

Fortaleza find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Cuiaba are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Fortaleza recorded eight points following two wins from their last five games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored seven goals, but also conceded three. Cuiaba scored four goals and conceded eight in their last six encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. This lead to one wins and four points. Fortaleza are looking at a record of six wins, five draws and three defeats in the Serie A this season. Cuiaba show off four wins, four draws and six defeats in the Serie A.

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Squads

Fortaleza Squad

The 48-year-old Fortaleza manager, Juan Pablo Vojvoda, will select the lineup against Cuiaba from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Fernando Miguel (0/4), Joao Ricardo (0/9), Marcelo Boeck (0/0), Mauricio (0/1), Bernardo Schappo (0/0), Brayan Ceballos (0/3), Bruno Pacheco (0/13), Emanuel Britez (0/12), Gonzalo Escobar (0/0), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Marcelo Conceicao (0/3), Sammuel (0/0), Tinga (1/12), Titi (0/12), Vinicius (0/0), Vitor Ricardo (0/0), Yago Pikachu (3/14), Amorim (0/0), Caio Alexandre (1/14), Calebe (0/14), Dudu (0/2), Hercules (1/13), Jose Welison (0/0), Jussa (0/7), Lucas Crispim (0/4), Lucas Sasha (0/7), Marinho (0/0), Thiago Galhardo (2/11), Tomas Pochettino (2/14), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Guilherme Augusto (0/10), Juan Martin Lucero (1/10), Pedro Rocha (0/0), Renato Kayzer (0/0), Romarinho (0/8), Silvio Romero (2/9), Wesley Braga (0/0).

Cuiaba Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Cuiaba head coach Oliveira will select from for his starting XI:

Joao Carlos (0/0), Vinicius Melo (0/0), Walter (0/0), Alan Empereur (0/0), Joao Maranini (0/0), Juan Pablo (0/0), Marllon (1/13), Matheus Alexandre (0/0), Matheusinho (0/0), Patric Calmon (0/7), Uendel (0/1), Victor Matheus (0/0), Allyson (0/5), Calebe (0/0), Clayson (0/0), Denilson (1/11), Fernando Sobral (0/0), Filipe Augusto (0/0), Gabryel Freitas (0/0), Isidro Pitta (0/0), Lucas Mineiro (0/0), Negueba (0/0), Nicolas Quagliata (0/0), Pablo Cepellini (0/0), Ronald (0/0), Victor Yan (0/0), Alexandre (0/0), Deyverson (0/0), Iury (0/0), Jonathan Cafu (0/0), Pablinho (0/0), Ricardo (0/0), Rikelme (0/0), Vinicius (0/0), Wellington Silva (0/0).

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Team News

Cuiaba seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Castelao to face Fortaleza.

Uendel is too injured to face Cuiaba.

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Lineups

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba H2H

The last time the pair played each other Fortaleza came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday. Fortaleza have a 25% win rate in the against Cuiaba, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Results

Fortaleza vs Cuiaba Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Yago Pikachu will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cuiaba hope Deyverson can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

In their last 10 matches at Castelao across all tournaments Fortaleza won seven times, drew three and lost zero times. Cuiaba claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Cuiaba racked up four win from their last 10 possible away games without conceding a goal.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fortaleza, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Cuiaba's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.