Serie A · 2022

Santos 0–2 Fortaleza · Serie A

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0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 0–2.

Shots
1413
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
0.961.35
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza beat Santos 2–0. Recorded in this match (Santos – Fortaleza): shots 14–13, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 0.96–1.35, possession 48%–52%. 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.

Fortaleza's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 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 for2.4 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.16 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 Santos, Fortaleza.

2.83 days ▲Rest daysSantos · Fortaleza3.81 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSantosFortalezaBaseline
Rest days2.83 days3.81 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 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.

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match13.7 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots13 shotsSantos 14 shots, Fortaleza 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsSantos 3 shots, Fortaleza 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.96 xG1.35 xGSantos 0.96 xG, Fortaleza 1.35 xG
  • Possession48%52%Santos 48%, Fortaleza 52%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersSantos 5 corners, Fortaleza 7 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls14 foulsSantos 17 fouls, Fortaleza 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 6 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos38 matchesFortaleza38 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored38/381.21 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed38/381.03 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals38/381.19 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots38/38▲ 13.7 shots/match
4.34 shots/matchShots on target38/384.53 shots/match
47.9% ●Possession38/3845%
5.39 corners/match ●Corners38/385.32 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls38/3814.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / 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, 13 Nov 2022, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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