Palmeiras 2-3 Fortaleza: result and report

Palmeiras 2-3 Fortaleza

Serie A · Sunday 8 August 2021, 00:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

Palmeiras · Fortaleza · Serie A predictions

Palmeiras were beaten by Fortaleza 2-3 in Serie A on Sunday 8 August 2021. It was 2-2 at half-time.

Palmeiras's goals came from an own goal by Titi (12') and Willian (34'). Fortaleza scored through Marcelo Benevenuto (18'), Robson (25') and Igor Torres (90+5').

Discipline: Palmeiras received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Palmeiras were 1st on 32 points from 14 and Fortaleza 4th on 27 points from 14. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 3rd with 66 points, and Fortaleza 4th with 58.

Palmeiras lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fortaleza in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcelo Benevenuto of Fortaleza (8.4), ahead of Yago Pikachu (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Palmeiras wins, 0 draws and 1 for Fortaleza.

Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Fortaleza's L-W-W-W-W.