Fortaleza vs Santos Predictions

Thursday’s Brazilian Serie A action sees Fortaleza doing battle with Santos at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. An open and exciting game looks set to be in order as both sides fight for the points on offer.

Having lost just 1 of their last 8 Serie A matches, winning 4 times in the process, Fortaleza look set for a strong end to the campaign. Coming into the season as a newly promoted side, the objective was merely to remain in the league but currently inside the Copa Sudamericana places with a 5 point margin for error, it looks like Tricolor will be going on a continental adventure in 2020.

Fortaleza have been one of the more exciting sites to watch in Serie A this season and that’s more than reflected in the fact that they’ve scored the 6th highest amount of goals in the division, plunging home 44 times in 34 games. Nonetheless, they’ve also conceded 46 times, given themselves the 5th worst defensive record in Serie A and only one conclusion can be drawn from said statistics; a game involving Fortaleza typically brings plenty of excitement.

Meanwhile, Santos are also a highly expansive and entertaining side but are also one of the strongest teams in the country. Indeed, Peixe have put in a good campaign under Jorge Sampaoli and come into this game in 2nd place and already assured of their place in the group phase of next year’s Copa Libertadores.

Just like Fortaleza, Santos are ending the season in strong fashion and have been excellent in recent weeks, winning 5 of their last 6 games. A 4-1 routing of Cruzeiro at the weekend has confidence sky high coming into this trip and having scored an average of 2.5 goals a game over the aforementioned 6 fixtures, the visitors certainly know where the net is.

Ultimately, Thursday’s encounter should be a great watch for the neutral and we’re anticipating plenty of action at both ends. It’s simply not in either side’s nature to sit back and soak up pressure and with the two extremely potent in attack, goals really shouldn’t be at a premium.

As such, we see great value in backing the Both Teams to Score line and feel it provides and excellent way to play as far as the betting is concerned. Fortaleza have scored in 9 consecutive matches, Santos’ attacking ability is there for all to see and that leaves us believing that a 2-2 draw could well be on the cards; a result that would mean both nets have been hit in 8 of Fortaleza’s last 10 games, as well as 5 of Santos’ last 6.