Albert
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17h
My Prediction
Fortaleza by 1Without skipping a beat, we head straight into a heart-racing Brazilian Série A tussle. The odds are throwing nods to Fortaleza, quite understandably so. Mirassol - well, the payout for their win has some allure and could have been a bigger attraction had it not been for their performance of late.
Goalkeeper tales suggest an offbeat story for both teams. João Ricardo from Fortaleza has managed 1 save but boasts a 6.80 rating. A thrill-seeker, isn’t he? For Mirassol, Alex Muralha sports a 6.20 rating but zero saves to show for it. Convincing? Well, the jury is out!
The "stand-out" circus for Fortaleza comprises of Tinga, a wizard with a 7.90 rating, Juan Martín Lucero boasting a 7.20 rating, and the playmaker, Pol Fernández with his exact same rating of 7.20 - folks, this isn’t déjà vu. Tinga and Lucero have even managed to find the net once this season. Marinho and Benjamin Kuscevic lounge at the deep end with 7.20 and 6.90 ratings, respectively – big fish, you see.
Mirassol isn’t to be left out. Their top performers – Danielzinho, Clayson, and Lucas Ramon – are sporting ratings above the Magnificent Seven range. Lucas Ramon, with a single bullet to his name, is surprisingly the only goal scorer among the top threes.
Looking at the seasonal records, Fortaleza is the pharaoh with a win in their last game, while Mirassol dust themselves off from a defeat. As for recent head-to-heads, it's been a bag of mixed fortunes for Fortaleza with a couple of victories but also a few stinging losses. Mirassol is still brooding over their recent loss to Cruzeiro.
Balancing our teetering scales of reason, the scales of fortune may tip ever so slightly towards Fortaleza. My crystal ball suggests a gritty affair, but Fortaleza has more than what it takes to pull off a win, albeit by a fine margin.
Albert’s Prediction: Fortaleza by 1
Albert
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