Serie A · 2023

Fortaleza 2–1 Atlético Mineiro · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 2–1.

Shots
918
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
0.791
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza beat Atlético Mineiro 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Atlético Mineiro): shots 9–18, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 0.79–1, 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza, Atlético Mineiro.

2.98 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · Atlético Mineiro2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaAtlético MineiroBaseline
Rest days2.98 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Fortaleza's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Fortaleza's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match14.5 shots/match14.3 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Atlético Mineiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.1%PossessionFortaleza · Atlético Mineiro● 57.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFortalezaAtlético MineiroBaseline
Possession46.1%57.8%48%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots18 shotsFortaleza 9 shots, Atlético Mineiro 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsFortaleza 3 shots, Atlético Mineiro 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.79 xG1 xGFortaleza 0.79 xG, Atlético Mineiro 1 xG
  • Possession42%58%Fortaleza 42%, Atlético Mineiro 58%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersFortaleza 3 corners, Atlético Mineiro 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsFortaleza 10 fouls, Atlético Mineiro 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fortaleza
1Draws
1Atlético Mineiro
Fortaleza — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A0–0
Atlético Mineiro — Fortaleza · Serie A3–2

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 2 of 11 directional metrics · Atlético Mineiro in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza12 matchesAtlético Mineiro12 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/12▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.75 goals/match ▲Goals allowed12/120.92 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals12/121.45 xG/match
14.5 shots/matchShots12/1214.3 shots/match
5.25 shots/matchShots on target12/125.33 shots/match
46.1%Possession12/12● 57.8%
5.08 corners/matchCorners12/12● 5.67 corners/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls12/1216.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 12home / 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, 25 Jun 2023, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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