Serie A · 2022

Fluminense 2–1 Fortaleza · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fluminense won 2–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
1.361.05
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Fortaleza 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Fortaleza): shots 15–11, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 1.36–1.05, possession 66%–34%. 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 have a visible away split

strong

Fortaleza's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

Fortaleza's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

11.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.8 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
Shots11.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.4% ●PossessionFluminense · Fortaleza46.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseFortalezaBaseline
Possession60.4%46.2%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsFluminense 15 shots, Fortaleza 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsFluminense 7 shots, Fortaleza 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.36 xG1.05 xGFluminense 1.36 xG, Fortaleza 1.05 xG
  • Possession66%34%Fluminense 66%, Fortaleza 34%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersFluminense 5 corners, Fortaleza 6 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls19 foulsFluminense 7 fouls, Fortaleza 19 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense26 matchesFortaleza26 matches
1.54 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/260.92 goals/match
1.15 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.08 goals/match
1.2 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/261.11 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots26/2613.8 shots/match
4.58 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.35 shots/match
60.4% ●Possession26/2646.2%
5.92 corners/match ●Corners26/265.5 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls26/2614.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 11 Sept 2022, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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