Fortaleza EC vs Vila Nova

Fortaleza EC face Vila Nova in the Serie B on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 19:30 UTC at Estadio Castelão, Fortaleza.

Fortaleza EC are 5th with 62 points from 37 games, while Vila Nova are 3rd with 66. That leaves Vila Nova 4 points ahead.

At home this season Fortaleza EC average 1.5 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per game; on the road Vila Nova average 0.9 scored and 1.3 conceded. Fortaleza EC have kept 16 clean sheets and failed to score 9 times; Vila Nova have 15 clean sheets and 10 blanks.

Fortaleza EC have scored 5 and conceded 4 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Vila Nova have scored 7 and conceded 7 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Fortaleza EC come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, while Vila Nova have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Fortaleza EC currently sit 5th on 62 points, with Vila Nova placed 3rd on 66 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 5 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 1.3 goals, which supports the Over 2.5 line. The Over 2.5 Goals selection (Over 2.5) is assigned a 54.64% probability at odds of 1.83.

• Fortaleza EC have the better recent form (8 pts vs 5 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Fortaleza EC have scored 44 goals this season compared with 53 for Vila Nova.
• Defensively, Fortaleza EC have conceded 33 and Vila Nova have conceded 39.
• League positions: Fortaleza EC 5th, Vila Nova 3rd.
• Fortaleza EC have won 9 of 18 home matches in this competition.
• Vila Nova have won 6 of 18 away matches in this competition.

• Fortaleza EC matches average 2.1 total goals this season and Vila Nova matches 2.4.
• 2 of Fortaleza EC's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 3 of Vila Nova's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 4 head-to-head meetings averaged 1.2 goals.

In the last 4 meetings, Fortaleza EC have won 1, Vila Nova have won 1 and 2 ended level. The most recent, on 22 July 2026, finished Vila Nova 2-1 Fortaleza EC.