Serie A · 2023

Bahia 2–0 Fortaleza · Serie A

Bahia

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2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Bahia won 2–0.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.230.47
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bahia beat Fortaleza 2–0. Recorded in this match (Bahia – Fortaleza): shots 16–10, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.23–0.47, possession 49%–51%. 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.

Bahia's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.32 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/match1.32 goals/match1.2 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 Bahia, Fortaleza.

2.88 days ▲Rest daysBahia · Fortaleza2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBahiaFortalezaBaseline
Rest days2.88 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 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.

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match14.9 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsBahia 16 shots, Fortaleza 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsBahia 3 shots, Fortaleza 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.23 xG0.47 xGBahia 1.23 xG, Fortaleza 0.47 xG
  • Possession49%51%Bahia 49%, Fortaleza 51%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersBahia 7 corners, Fortaleza 2 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls13 foulsBahia 23 fouls, Fortaleza 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Bahia
1Draws
0Fortaleza
Fortaleza — Bahia · Serie A0–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bahia28 matchesFortaleza28 matches
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281.18 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1.04 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals28/28▲ 1.47 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 14.9 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 5.29 shots/match
50.6% ●Possession28/2847.1%
5.82 corners/match ●Corners28/285 corners/match
15.1 fouls/matchFouls28/2813.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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, 22 Oct 2023, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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