Serie A · 2022

São Paulo 0–1 Fortaleza · Serie A

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 0–1.

Shots
155
Shots on target
81
Expected goals
1.760.16
Possession
72%28%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza beat São Paulo 1–0. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Fortaleza): shots 15–5, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 1.76–0.16, possession 72%–28%. 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.

São Paulo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

São Paulo's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.29 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 for0.6 goals/match1.29 goals/match1.1 goals/match

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

Fortaleza have a visible away split

strong

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

10.1 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
Shots10.1 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.1% ●PossessionSão Paulo · Fortaleza46.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSão PauloFortalezaBaseline
Possession55.1%46.3%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots5 shotsSão Paulo 15 shots, Fortaleza 5 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots1 shotSão Paulo 8 shots, Fortaleza 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.76 xG0.16 xGSão Paulo 1.76 xG, Fortaleza 0.16 xG
  • Possession72%28%São Paulo 72%, Fortaleza 28%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersSão Paulo 7 corners, Fortaleza 2 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsSão Paulo 10 fouls, Fortaleza 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: São Paulo favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 3 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo24 matchesFortaleza24 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/240.92 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.39 xG/match ▲Expected goals24/241.08 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots24/2413.8 shots/match
4.38 shots/matchShots on target24/244.42 shots/match
55.1% ●Possession24/2446.3%
6.33 corners/match ●Corners24/245.5 corners/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls24/2414 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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, 28 Aug 2022, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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