Albert
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23h
My Prediction
Fortaleza by 1
Let's take a gander over at this riveting Brasileiro Série A matchup, folks. On one side, we've got Sport Recife. They're latching onto lucidity by their fingernails with their goalkeeper Caique França making 16 saves this season with a 7.10 rating. Their key player, Lucas Lima, is a whirring dynamo, as reliable as a sunrise with an 88.1 accurate pass percentage, and a 7.16 rating, even though the poor lad hasn't managed to net a goal himself. Sérgio Oliveira and Chrystian Barletta are the ones bringing the thunder with their solitary goals this season.
Glancing over at Fortaleza, they're keeping things nice and steady with João Ricardo in goal, touted at a 7.06 rating. On the field, they've got Tinga leading the charge. Look at that 7.35 rating and 1 goal in his pocket. Fancy that! Emmanuel Martínez and Diogo Barbosa have also chip-chipped-chipped in a goal each.
When we look into the rearview mirror at past matchups, Fortaleza nudged ahead on Sun Jun 13 2021 with a 1-0 victory. But how much does the past really matter in this hurricane of a sport, huh?
Regular season records sound like an unholy carnival, with Fortaleza at 1-2-2 and Sport Recife at an appalling 0-1-4. Frankly, this is looking like a tea party no one really wants to be at, but hey, it's the game.
Recent results, are, as expected, gobbledygook. Fortaleza's most recent matches yield a pattern resembling a zigzag on caffeine, semi-consistant inconsistency. Sport Recife, however, is ready to change its mascot to a weeping angel, with the only hint of optimism being a draw against São Paulo.
In all the strum and drang, I'd toss my coin in favor of Fortaleza. They've got better players, a better goalie, the wind of a past victory at their back and a more palatable regular season standing.
Albert’s Prediction: Fortaleza by 1
Albert
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