In this week 13 match on the 19th of June, Fortaleza hosts América Mineiro at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. Fortaleza sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Athletico PR. Neither Fortaleza nor Athletico PR could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 23 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, América Mineiro recorded a 0-1 loss against São Paulo. Patrick scored the first goal for São Paulo in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, América Mineiro couldn’t muster any offence and São Paulo ran away with the shutout win. América Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
dos Santos Goncalves has been the most prolific scorer on América Mineiro in the last 5 matches with two goals. José Welison and Pereira do Nascimento are the top scorers for Fortaleza in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.