Serie A · 2023

Fluminense 5–3 Goiás · Serie A

5–3Historical match

Goiás

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

Match at a glance

Fluminense won 5–3.

Shots
209
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
2.710.58
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Goiás 5–3. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Goiás): shots 20–9, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 2.71–0.58, possession 65%–35%. 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.

Goiás's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.2 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 for2.2 goals/match1.07 goals/match1.18 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 Fluminense.

3.02 days ▲Rest daysFluminense · Goiás4.02 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFluminenseGoiásBaseline
Rest days3.02 days4.02 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 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.

61.7% ●PossessionFluminense · Goiás43%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseGoiásBaseline
Possession61.7%43%48.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots9 shotsFluminense 20 shots, Goiás 9 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsFluminense 8 shots, Goiás 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.71 xG0.58 xGFluminense 2.71 xG, Goiás 0.58 xG
  • Possession65%35%Fluminense 65%, Goiás 35%
  • Corners6 corners1 cornerFluminense 6 corners, Goiás 1 corner
  • Fouls14 fouls21 foulsFluminense 14 fouls, Goiás 21 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fluminense
1Draws
0Goiás
Goiás — Fluminense · Serie A2–2
Fluminense — Goiás · Serie A3–0
Goiás — Fluminense · Serie A2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Goiás in 1

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense29 matchesGoiás29 matches
1.45 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.07 goals/match
1.31 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.48 goals/match
1.4 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291 xG/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots29/2912.4 shots/match
5.72 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/293.62 shots/match
61.7% ●Possession29/2943%
6.1 corners/match ●Corners29/295.03 corners/match
12.9 fouls/matchFouls29/2916.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / 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, 26 Oct 2023, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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