Serie A · 2024

Vasco da Gama 2–0 Fortaleza · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Vasco da Gama won 2–0.

Shots
1910
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
1.820.48
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Vasco da Gama beat Fortaleza 2–0. Recorded in this match (Vasco da Gama – Fortaleza): shots 19–10, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 1.82–0.48, possession 59%–41%. 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.

Vasco da Gama's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Vasco da Gama's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.07 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 for1.6 goals/match1.07 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 Vasco da Gama, Fortaleza.

4.06 days ▲Rest daysVasco da Gama · Fortaleza3.17 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricVasco da GamaFortalezaBaseline
Rest days4.06 days3.17 days—
Matches last 14 days4 matches4 matches—

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

Fortaleza have a visible away split

moderate

Fortaleza's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.7 shots/match12.7 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots10 shotsVasco da Gama 19 shots, Fortaleza 10 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsVasco da Gama 9 shots, Fortaleza 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.82 xG0.48 xGVasco da Gama 1.82 xG, Fortaleza 0.48 xG
  • Possession59%41%Vasco da Gama 59%, Fortaleza 41%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersVasco da Gama 7 corners, Fortaleza 3 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls12 foulsVasco da Gama 21 fouls, Fortaleza 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Vasco da Gama
0Draws
1Fortaleza
Vasco da Gama — Fortaleza · Serie A1–0
Fortaleza — Vasco da Gama · Serie A2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Vasco da Gama favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Vasco da Gama14 matchesFortaleza13 matches
1.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/131 goal/match
1.79 goals/matchGoals allowed14/13▲ 1.08 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals14/131.1 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots14/1312.7 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target14/133.85 shots/match
47.4% ●Possession14/1340.6%
3.93 corners/matchCorners14/13● 5.46 corners/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls14/1313.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 13home / 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, 4 Jul 2024, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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