Fortaleza vs CRB — match summary
Brazil · Serie B · kick-off 13 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 2-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Fortaleza 56 · CRB 38
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Fortaleza 28 · CRB 29
Shots on target 1-0 · corners 6-11 · possession 100-0
NextGOAL tip: Fortaleza -0.5 · 3 stars
Fortaleza and CRB have met many times recently, and in the last five meetings between them neither side has managed a convincing win — 1-1, 0-0, 2-1, 0-1, 2-0, alternating between the two. This time both come in as teams with points close together (Fortaleza 56 points to CRB's 51 from the same 32 matches), so the game carries more weight than usual, because whoever takes the three points moves up into the upper group of the table. Fortaleza have gone five matches without losing, but have won only two, drawing all the rest. They just won 1-0 in their latest match, and their attack still isn't as sharp as it should be. CRB, meanwhile, have had far more clearly alternating results — three wins and two losses in their last five, and they just closed it out with a 3-1 win, and they are the side that has scored more across the season overall (49 scored, 45 conceded in 32 matches, compared to the hosts' 37 scored, 27 conceded). The pattern of play should therefore see Fortaleza with more of the ball, gradually opening the game up from midfield, then pushing the wing-backs high to find space from the flanks, while CRB should drop into a defensive block and wait for the moment to counter at speed. Whoever scores first will dictate how much the other side has to open up, and if the hosts take the lead first, the game should flow in a direction where Fortaleza can control the tempo until the end.