Serie A · 2024

Internacional 2–1 Fortaleza · Serie A

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Internacional won 2–1.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
81
Expected goals
1.761.09
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional beat Fortaleza 2–1. Recorded in this match (Internacional – Fortaleza): shots 16–12, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 1.76–1.09, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Fortaleza's recent record differs from the season

weak

Fortaleza's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.24 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match1.24 goals/match1.21 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Internacional have a visible home split

moderate

Internacional's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.3 shots/match14 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Internacional have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.8% ●PossessionInternacional · Fortaleza41.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricInternacionalFortalezaBaseline
Possession51.8%41.5%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsInternacional 16 shots, Fortaleza 12 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots1 shotInternacional 8 shots, Fortaleza 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.76 xG1.09 xGInternacional 1.76 xG, Fortaleza 1.09 xG
  • Possession61%39%Internacional 61%, Fortaleza 39%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersInternacional 8 corners, Fortaleza 3 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls9 foulsInternacional 19 fouls, Fortaleza 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Internacional
1Draws
2Fortaleza
Internacional — Fortaleza · Serie A0–1
Fortaleza — Internacional · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Internacional · Serie A3–0
Internacional — Fortaleza · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Internacional favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Internacional23 matchesFortaleza25 matches
1.04 goals/matchGoals scored23/25▲ 1.24 goals/match
0.87 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/250.96 goals/match
1.51 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/251.24 xG/match
14 shots/match ▲Shots22/2512.5 shots/match
4.82 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/253.72 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession22/2541.5%
5.14 corners/match ●Corners22/254.8 corners/match
16.1 fouls/matchFouls22/2513.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 12 Sept 2024, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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