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Serie A · 2025Estádio do Maracanã

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
1012
Shots on target
35
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Fortaleza EC 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Fortaleza EC): shots 10–12, shots on target 3–5, possession 43%–57%, corners 2–6. 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.

Fluminense have a visible home split

moderate

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

15.6 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.6 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.28 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 for1.6 goals/match1.28 goals/match1.12 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots12 shotsFluminense 10 shots, Fortaleza 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsFluminense 3 shots, Fortaleza 5 shots
  • Possession43%57%Fluminense 43%, Fortaleza 57%
  • Corners2 corners6 cornersFluminense 2 corners, Fortaleza 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls18 foulsFluminense 10 fouls, Fortaleza 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsFluminense 2 cards, Fortaleza 4 cards
  • Passes393 passes515 passesFluminense 393 passes, Fortaleza 515 passes
  • Pass accuracy81%86%Fluminense 81%, Fortaleza 86%
  • Shots inside box7 shots8 shotsFluminense 7 shots, Fortaleza 8 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks4 blocksFluminense 3 blocks, Fortaleza 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves1 saveFluminense 5 saves, Fortaleza 1 save
  • Offsides0 offsides1 offsideFluminense 0 offsides, Fortaleza 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fluminense
1Draws
3Fortaleza
Fortaleza — Fluminense · Serie A2–0
Fluminense — Fortaleza · Serie A2–2
Fortaleza — Fluminense · Serie A1–0
Fluminense — Fortaleza · Serie A1–0
Fortaleza — Fluminense · Serie A4–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense18 matchesFortaleza19 matches
1.28 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/191 goal/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/191.63 goals/match
12.3 shots/matchShots18/1912.8 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target18/193.74 shots/match
53.5% ●Possession18/1946.4%
4.28 corners/matchCorners18/19● 6.11 corners/match
1.78 cards/matchCards18/193.21 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls18/1914.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsFluminenseFortaleza
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2025
Head-to-headFluminense — Fortaleza
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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