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Bahia 2–3 Fortaleza · Serie A

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2–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 2–3.

Shots
2411
Shots on target
85
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza EC beat Bahia 3–2. Recorded in this match (Bahia – Fortaleza EC): shots 24–11, shots on target 8–5, possession 71%–29%, corners 10–2. 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 above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.09 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 for2 goals/match1.09 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

Fortaleza EC have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.8 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match13.2 shots/match13.1 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 EC.

12 days ▲Rest daysBahia · Fortaleza EC7.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBahiaFortaleza ECBaseline
Rest days12 days7.9 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots11 shotsBahia 24 shots, Fortaleza 11 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsBahia 8 shots, Fortaleza 5 shots
  • Possession71%29%Bahia 71%, Fortaleza 29%
  • Corners10 corners2 cornersBahia 10 corners, Fortaleza 2 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls14 foulsBahia 6 fouls, Fortaleza 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card5 cardsBahia 1 card, Fortaleza 5 cards
  • Passes516 passes222 passesBahia 516 passes, Fortaleza 222 passes
  • Pass accuracy89%64%Bahia 89%, Fortaleza 64%
  • Shots inside box15 shots7 shotsBahia 15 shots, Fortaleza 7 shots
  • Blocked shots9 blocks2 blocksBahia 9 blocks, Fortaleza 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves7 savesBahia 2 saves, Fortaleza 7 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesBahia 1 offside, Fortaleza 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Bahia
2Draws
1Fortaleza
Fortaleza — Bahia · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Bahia · Serie A4–1
Bahia — Fortaleza · Serie A1–0
Bahia — Fortaleza · Serie A2–0
Fortaleza — Bahia · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bahia favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Fortaleza in 0 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bahia34 matchesFortaleza34 matches
1.35 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/341.09 goals/match
1.26 goals/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.56 goals/match
13.3 shots/matchShots34/3413.2 shots/match
4.47 shots/matchShots on target34/344.38 shots/match
55.3% ●Possession34/3445.7%
4.53 corners/matchCorners34/34● 5.85 corners/match
2.41 cards/matchCards34/343.12 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls34/3414.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 01:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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