Friday , 18 September 2026

SC Internacional vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
SC Internacional
2 – 1
Full Time
Fortaleza EC
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC Beira-Rio HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Eros Mancuso
Alexandro Bernabei 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Internacional vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Beira-Rio.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 27 57
2 SE Palmeiras 27 56
3 CA Paranaense 27 46
4 EC Bahia 27 46
5 Fluminense FC 27 45
6 Cruzeiro EC 27 42
7 CA Mineiro 26 39
8 Coritiba FBC 27 38
9 RB Bragantino 26 36
10 Santos FC 26 35
11 Botafogo FR 27 35
12 Sao Paulo FC 26 33
13 EC Vitoria 27 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 27 32
15 Mirassol FC 27 29
16 SC Internacional 27 28
17 Gremio FBPA 27 28
18 CR Vasco da Gama 26 28
19 Clube do Remo 27 23
20 Chapecoense AF 26 17

Head-to-Head

6
3
5
SC Internacional 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Fortaleza EC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-31 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2025-04-13 Fortaleza EC 0–0 SC Internacional 2024-12-08 Fortaleza EC 3–0 SC Internacional 2024-09-11 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2023-08-19 SC Internacional 0–1 Fortaleza EC

Recent Form

SC Internacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Fortaleza EC H 2–1 W
23 Aug Cruzeiro EC A 1–2 L
17 Aug CR Flamengo H 1–3 L
09 Aug RB Bragantino A 3–1 W
03 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 1–2 L
27 Jul CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D
Fortaleza EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug SC Internacional A 1–2 L
24 Aug Mirassol FC H 0–1 L
16 Aug Fluminense FC A 1–2 L
09 Aug Botafogo FR H 0–5 L
03 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
29 Jul Gremio FBPA A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
SC Internacional this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Internacional
0-15
1/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
1/6
46-60
4/2
61-75
5/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Internacional
Johan Carbonero 7 G 4 A
Alan Patrick 4 G 1 A
Alexandro Bernabei 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Internacional is hosting Fortaleza EC for another epic battle.
  • 5' SC Internacional are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortaleza EC's shape.
  • 10' Pierre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alan Rodriguez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Internacional.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' Goal! Alan Patrick scores his 38 goal in 203 matches.
  • 29' Allanzinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Internacional so far.
  • 31' Magnificent from Lucca Prior! That is 2 goals in 266 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 36' SC Internacional have won 460 goals from 336 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' It looks surprising Fortaleza EC does not make any changes. Pablo Barbosa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 49' Fortaleza EC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 51' Vitinho puts SC Internacional on the lead.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' Another substitution for SC Internacional to replace Ricardo Mathias by Enner Valencia on 61 minute.
  • 62' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Rossetto departs to be replaced by Pablo Barbosa.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 70' SC Internacional make a change. Thiago Maia trudges off to be replaced by Luis Aquino on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandro Bernabei argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 77' Breno Lopes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' The whistle greets Vitinho as he departs to be replaced by Oscar Romero.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Matheus Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Pierre steps in for Fortaleza EC.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

SC Internacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Machado

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Paiva

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yago Pikachu 2
Titi 2
Alan Patrick 2
Robson 2
Moises 2
Wellington Paulista 2
Paolo Guerrero 2
Moises Vieira 2

Head to Head

2025-08-31 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2025-04-13 Fortaleza EC 0–0 SC Internacional 2024-12-08 Fortaleza EC 3–0 SC Internacional 2024-09-11 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2023-08-19 SC Internacional 0–1 Fortaleza EC

SC Internacional Form

2025-08-31 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC W 2025-08-23 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 SC Internacional L 2025-08-17 SC Internacional 1–3 CR Flamengo L 2025-08-09 RB Bragantino 1–3 SC Internacional W 2025-08-03 SC Internacional 1–2 Sao Paulo FC L 2025-07-27 SC Internacional 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D

Fortaleza EC Form

2025-08-31 SC Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2025-08-24 Fortaleza EC 0–1 Mirassol FC L 2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR L 2025-08-03 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 Fortaleza EC D 2025-07-29 Gremio FBPA 2–1 Fortaleza EC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 SC Internacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Fortaleza EC xG
I would bet for: SC Internacional or Fortaleza EC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Internacional43% Draw28% Fortaleza EC29%
Actual: SC Internacional win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SC Internacional or Draw
71%
Draw or Fortaleza EC
57%
SC Internacional or Fortaleza EC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Internacional27% Draw49% Fortaleza EC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SC Internacional

Handicap SC Internacional covers Push Fortaleza EC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Internacional keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.