Fortaleza vs America MG Prediction: Fortaleza have huge advantage from 1st leg

In the first match a week ago in Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza proved that they are in great form this season and America MG are in great problems. Final result was 3:1 for Fortaleza, after great opening to the match and leading 3:0 until 40th minute in first half. The hosts were inferior all time and they only managed to reduce the gap and scored a goal in the second half. In this rematch, Fortaleza enters a lot relaxed and full of confidence, while America MG will be looking for a miracle to proceed to the semi-finals.

Form: WWWWD

Fortaleza after the great win away to America MG won the league match against Coritiba and continued their good form. They are in 8th place with 9 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. At home, they are very good and have 6 wins, 3 draws, and only 1 defeat. In this match, we can expect even more aggressive and offensive football at their home stadium. Besides already injured players, the manager Vojvoda doesn’t have other issues in the starting lineup. The recent form of this team is great, in the last 5 matches they have 4 wins and a draw. Considering everything Fortaleza are a huge favorite in this match in front of their fans.

Form: WLLLD

America MG’s season is agony, and it’s most likely that they will be out of this competition which was their main goal. After the defeat at home in the first leg, they managed to win a match in the domestic league against Sao Paulo. However, they are still in the last place with only 13 points. As visitors in the league, they have a very bad score of only 3 draws and 7 defeats with a goal difference of -14. In the last 5 matches, they have a win, a draw, and 3 defeats. Maybe the win against Sao Paulo will give them some motivation and hope, but it’s hard to believe that this team can overcome a two-goal deficit from the first match.

Fortaleza have everything to win in this match and to proceed to the semi-finals. It’s almost unbelievable for America MG to make something happen considering all the problems and bad form they have. Fortaleza are offensive oriented team, and if America MG play a little bit more open it will open more space for fast Fortaleza’s players to score goals. I expect easy win for Fortaleza, and this team to score at least 2 goals.