Serie A · 2024

Fortaleza 1–0 São Paulo · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 1–0.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
1.330.61
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza beat São Paulo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – São Paulo): shots 11–12, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 1.33–0.61, possession 37%–63%. 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

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.26 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 for2 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza, São Paulo.

3.1 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · São Paulo3.08 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaSão PauloBaseline
Rest days3.1 days3.08 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.9%PossessionFortaleza · São Paulo● 57.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFortalezaSão PauloBaseline
Possession41.9%57.8%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsFortaleza 11 shots, São Paulo 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotFortaleza 2 shots, São Paulo 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.33 xG0.61 xGFortaleza 1.33 xG, São Paulo 0.61 xG
  • Possession37%63%Fortaleza 37%, São Paulo 63%
  • Corners3 corners10 cornersFortaleza 3 corners, São Paulo 10 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls16 foulsFortaleza 15 fouls, São Paulo 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Fortaleza
2Draws
0São Paulo
São Paulo — Fortaleza · Serie A1–2
São Paulo — Fortaleza · Serie A1–2
Fortaleza — São Paulo · Serie A0–0
São Paulo — Fortaleza · Serie A0–1
Fortaleza — São Paulo · Serie A1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fortaleza favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza19 matchesSão Paulo20 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored19/20▲ 1.4 goals/match
0.95 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/201.05 goals/match
1.23 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/201.13 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots19/2013.2 shots/match
3.74 shots/matchShots on target19/20▲ 4.8 shots/match
41.9%Possession19/20● 57.8%
5.32 corners/matchCorners19/20● 5.45 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls19/2013.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 20home / 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: Sun, 28 Jul 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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