Fortaleza vs San Lorenzo Prediction: Will the Poor Serie A Match Form Impact Sudamericana Outing for the Hosts?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Sudamericana, Matchday 4, Group H, Fortaleza will be taking on San Lorenzo at the Arena Castelão in Fortaleza. According to the table standings of today, Fortaleza leads the points table with 3 wins from 3 matches played. At the 2nd spot is San Lorenzo, with a win and 4 points. With three wins in the first three outings of the continental championship, Fortaleza has secured the top spot legitimately. The two sides last played against each other in April this year, and Fortaleza won 0-2 playing away from home. Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming matchup. 

Though Fortaleza carries an unbeaten run in the Copa Sudamericana competition, it has been struggling in the Brazil Serie A fixtures lately. Fortaleza lost to America MG (2-1), in which Pochettino scored the only goal for Fortaleza in the 26th minute of play. Coach Juan Pablo will be looking forward to producing another competitive gameplay in Sudamericana and forget what’s done in Serie A. With 2 defeats and 3 draws in the last five matches played, Fortaleza will be looking forward to keeping up with the winning momentum in Sudamericana. In the last five matches played, Fortaleza has scored just 2 goals, averaging 0.40 goals per game. However, the upcoming home fixture can get them going against San Lorenzo. Talking about Fortaleza’s dominant run in Sudamericana, it has scored 12 goals and conceded just 1 in the last three matches. 

Mauricio Kozlinski; Tinga, Titi, Brayan Ceballos, Lucas Crispim; Tomás Pochettino, Caio Alexandre, Zé Welison, Yago Pikachu; Silvio Romero, Guilherme.

Going forward in the contest, San Lorenzo will be looking to take on Fortaleza, exploiting their poor form in the local competition. With 10 wins and 5 drawn fixtures from the 17 matches played in the Argentina Primera Division, San Lorenzo will stand a competitive chance of upsetting the Brazilian club. San Lorenzo is coming off a win against Instituto (2-0), in which Vombergar scored goals on penalties in the 71st and 87th minute of play. With 2 wins and 3 drawn fixtures in the last five matches played across all competitions, I believe San Lorenzo has the caliber and consistency to upset the hosts. In the last five matches played, San Lorenzo has produced 4 and conceded just 1 goal.  

Augusto Batalla; Rafael Pérez, Federico Gattoni, Gastón Hernández; Agustín Giay, Jalil Elías, Carlos Sánchez, Malcom Braida, Nahuel Barrios; Andrés Vombergar, Iván Leguizamón.

With the likes of Thiago Galhardo, Fernando Miguel, Titi, Bruno Pacheco, and Pedro Rocha missing out due to injuries, Fortaleza is likely to struggle a bit at home. I am backing San Lorenzo to take advantage of Fortaleza’s poor form and secure a draw or even a win. The match total is expected to be under 2.5 goals, as both sides averaged under 1.00 goals per game in the last five matches played. I am backing Andres Vombergar to at least score a goal against Fortaleza. 

• Double Chance - Draw or San Lorenzo for 1.83
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.58
• Andres Vombergar To Score A Goal At Any Time - Yes for 5