Serie A · 2022

Atlético Mineiro 3–2 Fortaleza · Serie A

3–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Atlético Mineiro won 3–2.

Shots
178
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
1.030.81
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atlético Mineiro beat Fortaleza 3–2. Recorded in this match (Atlético Mineiro – Fortaleza): shots 17–8, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.03–0.81, possession 67%–33%. 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.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.86 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 for1.2 goals/match0.86 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Fortaleza have a visible away split

moderate

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

9.33 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.33 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza.

6.21 days ▲Rest daysAtlético Mineiro · Fortaleza6.12 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAtlético MineiroFortalezaBaseline
Rest days6.21 days6.12 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots8 shotsAtlético Mineiro 17 shots, Fortaleza 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsAtlético Mineiro 6 shots, Fortaleza 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.03 xG0.81 xGAtlético Mineiro 1.03 xG, Fortaleza 0.81 xG
  • Possession67%33%Atlético Mineiro 67%, Fortaleza 33%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersAtlético Mineiro 1 corner, Fortaleza 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls15 foulsAtlético Mineiro 14 fouls, Fortaleza 15 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Mineiro favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Mineiro14 matchesFortaleza14 matches
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/140.86 goals/match
1.14 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/141.36 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.16 xG/match
17.1 shots/match ▲Shots14/1414.2 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/144.5 shots/match
58.8% ●Possession14/1449.8%
6.64 corners/match ●Corners14/145.57 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls14/1414.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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, 26 Jun 2022, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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