SC Internacional vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SC Internacional vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Beira-Rio.
- SC Internacional 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 18 41 2 CR Flamengo 17 34 3 Fluminense FC 18 31 4 CA Paranaense 18 30 5 RB Bragantino 18 29 6 EC Bahia 17 26 7 Coritiba FBC 18 26 8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25 9 CA Mineiro 18 24 10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24 11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24 12 Botafogo FR 17 22 13 EC Vitoria 17 22 14 SC Internacional 18 21 15 Santos FC 18 21 16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21 17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20 18 Clube do Remo 18 18 19 Mirassol FC 17 16 20 Chapecoense AF 17 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Grêmio FBPA A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
SC Internacional this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
SC Internacional0-15–/–16-303/331-451/146-602/161-754/176+3/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
SC InternacionalJohan Carbonero 4 G 3 A Alexandro Bernabei 4 G 1 A Alan Patrick 3 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SC Internacional and Fortaleza EC is underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pablo Barbosa suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortaleza EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' SC Internacional started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' 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.
- 24' GOAL! Alan Patrick scores on 24.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortaleza EC that had 266 games and scored 352 goals.
- 31' What a strike from Lucca Prior! The score is 1-1.
- 36' The travelling Fortaleza EC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 41' SC Internacional is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' It looks surprising SC Internacional does not make any changes. Breno Lopes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eros Mancuso on 49.
- 51' Sensational shot from Vitinho. SC Internacional is back in the lead.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' The whistle greets Ricardo Mathias as he departs to be replaced by Enner Valencia.
- 62' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Rossetto departs to be replaced by Pablo Barbosa.
- 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortaleza EC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' Another substitution for SC Internacional to replace Thiago Maia by Luis Aquino on 70 minute.
- 72' Alexandro Bernabei was booked on 72.
- 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 80' Another substitution for SC Internacional to replace Vitinho by Oscar Romero on 80 minute.
- 81' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Pereira departs to be replaced by Pierre.
- 86' SC Internacional seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SC Internacional players.
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Lineups
SC Internacional Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Thiago Maia ↓ Luis Aquino 70'
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10
Alan Patrick ↓ Bruno Henrique 80'
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- 26
- 35
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7
Johan Carbonero ↓ Gustavo Prado 80'
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28
Vitinho ↓ Oscar Romero 80'
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- 18
- 49
Bench
- 36
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8
Bruno Henrique ↑ 80'
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13
Enner Valencia ↑ 61'
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11
Oscar Romero ↑ 80'
- 41
- 24
- 23
- 20
- 48
- 31
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47
Gustavo Prado ↑ 80'
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39
Luis Aquino ↑ 70'
Coach Roger MachadoFortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 23
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7
Tomas Pochettino ↓ Allanzinho 61'
- 33
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5
Matheus Pereira ↓ Pierre 81'
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9
Juan Lucero ↓ Adam Bareiro 61'
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- 26
- 14
- 38
Bench
- 1
- 22
- 16
- 25
- 2
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27
Adam Bareiro ↑ 61'
- 36
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70
Pablo Barbosa ↑ 62'
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30
Pierre ↑ 81'
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Allanzinho ↑ 61'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alan Patrick 2 Robson 2 Moises 2 Wellington Paulista 2 Paolo Guerrero 2 Moises Vieira 2 Tinga 2 Yago Pikachu 2 Head to Head
SC Internacional Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.31 SC Internacional xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.21 Fortaleza EC xGI would bet for: SC Internacional or Fortaleza EC 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Internacional winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 0 10.1%1 – 0 9.5%0 – 1 8.6%2 – 1 Actual1 – 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.