Serie A · 2025Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

Fortaleza 1–0 Sport Recife · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 1–0.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
56
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza EC beat Sport Recife 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza EC – Sport Recife): shots 15–12, shots on target 5–6, possession 53%–47%, corners 8–5. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

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

6.08 corners/matchCornersFortaleza EC · Sport Recife● 6.09 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricFortaleza ECSport RecifeBaseline
Corners6.08 corners/match6.09 corners/match4.77 corners/match

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

Fortaleza EC have a visible home split

moderate

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

14.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsFortaleza 15 shots, Sport Recife 12 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsFortaleza 5 shots, Sport Recife 6 shots
  • Possession53%47%Fortaleza 53%, Sport Recife 47%
  • Corners8 corners5 cornersFortaleza 8 corners, Sport Recife 5 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls16 foulsFortaleza 17 fouls, Sport Recife 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsFortaleza 2 cards, Sport Recife 3 cards
  • Passes394 passes362 passesFortaleza 394 passes, Sport Recife 362 passes
  • Pass accuracy86%84%Fortaleza 86%, Sport Recife 84%
  • Shots inside box9 shots9 shotsFortaleza 9 shots, Sport Recife 9 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks3 blocksFortaleza 3 blocks, Sport Recife 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves3 savesFortaleza 6 saves, Sport Recife 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside3 offsidesFortaleza 1 offside, Sport Recife 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fortaleza
1Draws
0Sport Recife
Sport Recife — Fortaleza · Serie A0–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fortaleza favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza24 matchesSport Recife23 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored24/230.7 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed24/231.52 goals/match
12.6 shots/matchShots24/2312.8 shots/match
3.92 shots/matchShots on target24/23▲ 4.17 shots/match
46.3%Possession24/23● 47.1%
6.08 corners/matchCorners24/23● 6.09 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards24/232.52 cards/match
14.3 fouls/matchFouls24/2314.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 23home / 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, 27 Sept 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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