Serie A · 2023

Fortaleza 0–0 São Paulo · Serie A

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza and São Paulo drew 0–0.

Shots
1613
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
0.810.8
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza and São Paulo drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – São Paulo): shots 16–13, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 0.81–0.8, possession 44%–56%. 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.

3 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · São Paulo4.17 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaSão PauloBaseline
Rest days3 days4.17 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Fortaleza show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Fortaleza's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

18.4 shots/match ▲ShotsFortaleza · São Paulo15.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFortalezaSão PauloBaseline
Shots18.4 shots/match15.2 shots/match14.5 shots/match
Shots against15 shots/match16.2 shots/match14.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.8%PossessionFortaleza · São Paulo● 57.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFortalezaSão PauloBaseline
Possession42.8%57.4%47%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots13 shotsFortaleza 16 shots, São Paulo 13 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotFortaleza 2 shots, São Paulo 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.81 xG0.8 xGFortaleza 0.81 xG, São Paulo 0.8 xG
  • Possession44%56%Fortaleza 44%, São Paulo 56%
  • Corners4 corners10 cornersFortaleza 4 corners, São Paulo 10 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls17 foulsFortaleza 9 fouls, São Paulo 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fortaleza
1Draws
0São Paulo
São Paulo — Fortaleza · Serie A0–1
Fortaleza — São Paulo · Serie A1–1

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza5 matchesSão Paulo5 matches
1.8 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 0.6 goals/match
2.22 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.64 xG/match
18.4 shots/match ▲Shots5/515.2 shots/match
7.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/55 shots/match
42.8%Possession5/5● 57.4%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/5● 6 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/515.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Fri, 12 May 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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