Serie A · 2023

Fortaleza 2–2 Palmeiras · Serie A

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza and Palmeiras drew 2–2.

Shots
2013
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
1.830.84
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza and Palmeiras drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Palmeiras): shots 20–13, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 1.83–0.84, 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza.

2.98 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · Palmeiras14.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaPalmeirasBaseline
Rest days2.98 days14.9 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches0 matches—

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

Palmeiras's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.66 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/match1.66 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

Fortaleza have a visible home split

moderate

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

17.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.3 shots/match14.9 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots13 shotsFortaleza 20 shots, Palmeiras 13 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsFortaleza 8 shots, Palmeiras 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.83 xG0.84 xGFortaleza 1.83 xG, Palmeiras 0.84 xG
  • Possession37%63%Fortaleza 37%, Palmeiras 63%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersFortaleza 4 corners, Palmeiras 7 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls11 foulsFortaleza 18 fouls, Palmeiras 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fortaleza
1Draws
2Palmeiras
Palmeiras — Fortaleza · Serie A3–1
Palmeiras — Fortaleza · Serie A4–0
Fortaleza — Palmeiras · Serie A0–0

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Palmeiras in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza35 matchesPalmeiras35 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 1.66 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed35/35▲ 0.91 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals35/35▲ 1.47 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots35/35▲ 15.9 shots/match
5.11 shots/matchShots on target35/355.37 shots/match
47%Possession35/35● 53.6%
5.09 corners/matchCorners35/35● 6.31 corners/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls35/3515.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Mon, 27 Nov 2023, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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