Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Grêmio FBPA A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
SC Internacional this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Internacional
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Internacional
Johan 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.

Lineups

SC Internacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Machado

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Paiva

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moises Vieira 2
Tinga 2
Yago Pikachu 2
Titi 2
Alan Patrick 2
Robson 2
Moises 2
Wellington Paulista 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 Grêmio 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.