Serie A · 2022

Fortaleza 0–0 Santos · Serie A

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Santos

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza and Santos drew 0–0.

Shots
2711
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
1.020.89
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza and Santos drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Santos): shots 27–11, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 1.02–0.89, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.16 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 for0.8 goals/match1.16 goals/match1.16 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza, Santos.

4 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · Santos3.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaSantosBaseline
Rest days4 days3.9 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Fortaleza have a visible home split

moderate

Fortaleza's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.2 shots/match14.7 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots11 shotsFortaleza 27 shots, Santos 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsFortaleza 2 shots, Santos 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.02 xG0.89 xGFortaleza 1.02 xG, Santos 0.89 xG
  • Possession52%48%Fortaleza 52%, Santos 48%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersFortaleza 7 corners, Santos 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls11 foulsFortaleza 11 fouls, Santos 11 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fortaleza favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Santos in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza19 matchesSantos19 matches
0.79 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.16 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 0.84 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲ 1.53 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots19/1913.6 shots/match
4.53 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲ 4.79 shots/match
49.1% ●Possession19/1946.7%
5.68 corners/match ●Corners19/195.42 corners/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls19/1913.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Mon, 25 Jul 2022, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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