Serie A · 2024

Fortaleza 1–0 Fluminense · 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
1911
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
2.030.35
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza beat Fluminense 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Fluminense): shots 19–11, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 2.03–0.35, possession 42%–58%. 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.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.73 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 for0.2 goals/match0.73 goals/match1.28 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza, Fluminense.

3.83 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · Fluminense2.83 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaFluminenseBaseline
Rest days3.83 days2.83 days—
Matches last 14 days4 matches4 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

40.7%PossessionFortaleza · Fluminense● 58.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFortalezaFluminenseBaseline
Possession40.7%58.2%49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots11 shotsFortaleza 19 shots, Fluminense 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsFortaleza 6 shots, Fluminense 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.03 xG0.35 xGFortaleza 2.03 xG, Fluminense 0.35 xG
  • Possession42%58%Fortaleza 42%, Fluminense 58%
  • Corners12 corners3 cornersFortaleza 12 corners, Fluminense 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsFortaleza 13 fouls, Fluminense 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fortaleza
0Draws
3Fluminense
Fluminense — Fortaleza · Serie A1–0
Fortaleza — Fluminense · Serie A4–2
Fluminense — Fortaleza · Serie A2–1
Fortaleza — Fluminense · Serie A0–1

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 10 of 11 directional metrics · Fluminense in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza14 matchesFluminense15 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored14/150.73 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed14/151.53 goals/match
1.17 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/150.77 xG/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots14/1510.6 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target14/153.87 shots/match
40.7%Possession14/15● 58.2%
5.93 corners/match ●Corners14/154.27 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls14/1513.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 15home / 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, 7 Jul 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required