Serie A · 2025Estádio José Pinheiro Borda

Internacional 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

Internacional won 2–1.

Shots
1510
Shots on target
63
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional beat Fortaleza EC 2–1. Recorded in this match (Internacional – Fortaleza EC): shots 15–10, shots on target 6–3, possession 53%–47%, corners 4–5. 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 EC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.95 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/match0.95 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Internacional have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.8 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.57 corners/matchCornersInternacional · Fortaleza EC● 6.29 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricInternacionalFortaleza ECBaseline
Corners5.57 corners/match6.29 corners/match4.81 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots10 shotsInternacional 15 shots, Fortaleza 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsInternacional 6 shots, Fortaleza 3 shots
  • Possession53%47%Internacional 53%, Fortaleza 47%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersInternacional 4 corners, Fortaleza 5 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsInternacional 16 fouls, Fortaleza 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardInternacional 1 card, Fortaleza 1 card
  • Passes488 passes429 passesInternacional 488 passes, Fortaleza 429 passes
  • Pass accuracy86%85%Internacional 86%, Fortaleza 85%
  • Shots inside box12 shots7 shotsInternacional 12 shots, Fortaleza 7 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks5 blocksInternacional 4 blocks, Fortaleza 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesInternacional 2 saves, Fortaleza 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside3 offsidesInternacional 1 offside, Fortaleza 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Internacional
2Draws
2Fortaleza
Fortaleza — Internacional · Serie A0–0
Fortaleza — Internacional · Serie A3–0
Internacional — Fortaleza · Serie A2–1
Internacional — Fortaleza · Serie A0–1
Fortaleza — Internacional · Serie A1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Internacional favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Internacional21 matchesFortaleza21 matches
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/210.95 goals/match
1.38 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.62 goals/match
14.1 shots/match ▲Shots21/2112.7 shots/match
4.81 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/213.81 shots/match
52.4% ●Possession21/2146.5%
5.57 corners/matchCorners21/21● 6.29 corners/match
2.05 cards/matchCards21/213.14 cards/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls21/2114.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Mon, 1 Sept 2025, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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