FORTALEZA RELIES ON HOME INVINCIBILITY AGAINST DEFENSIVELY ACTIVE JUVENTUDE

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May 10, 2025 

Fortaleza EC - EC Juventude 

Arena Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Fortaleza will face Juventude in the Brazilian Série A. The clash between teams with different trajectories promises an interesting confrontation between home offensive power and a visiting team that relies on shot blocks.

Fortaleza avoided defeat in 11 of the 12 clashes with Juventude in Brasileirão Série A (6 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss), including the last eight (4 wins, 4 draws). At home, the "Leão" (Lion) won five of the six games against "Ju" in this competition (1 draw).

Before the defeat to Palmeiras in their last home match (1-2), Fortaleza had gone 24 games undefeated at home in the Brasileirão Série A (16 wins, 8 draws). The club will now want to restore this impressive record against an opponent with whom they have historically had a very favorable record.

Juventude conceded 15 goals in seven matches in the Brasileirão Série A 2025 (average of 2.1 per game, the worst in the championship). Only in 2003 did "Ju" concede more goals in the first seven matches of a campaign in the round-robin era of the championship (16).

Of the 120 shots made against Juventude in the Brasileirão Série A 2025, 48 were blocked by the "Ju" players (40%), the highest proportion of blocks in the competition. This statistic suggests that despite problems with conceded goals, the team is actively trying to minimize damage.

Considering Brasileirão Série A and CONMEBOL Libertadores in 2025, Fortaleza had its best performance in terms of expected goals in their last match: the "Leão" generated 2.4 xG against Colo-Colo last Tuesday.

Saturday's duel at Arena Castelão thus pits a team with an excellent home record and offensive form against a side that concedes many goals but also excels in blocking opponent's shots.

Photo: source XYZ 

We thank OPTA for providing the statistical data.