Serie A · 2025Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo

Fortaleza 2–1 Corinthians · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fortaleza won 2–1.

Shots
1020
Shots on target
37
Possession
30%70%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza EC beat Corinthians 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza EC – Corinthians): shots 10–20, shots on target 3–7, possession 30%–70%, corners 0–7. 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 · Season1.11 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/match1.11 goals/match1.16 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza EC, Corinthians.

3.02 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza EC · Corinthians3.12 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortaleza ECCorinthiansBaseline
Rest days3.02 days3.12 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Corinthians have a visible away split

moderate

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

9.37 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.37 shots/match11.5 shots/match13 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots20 shotsFortaleza 10 shots, Corinthians 20 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsFortaleza 3 shots, Corinthians 7 shots
  • Possession30%70%Fortaleza 30%, Corinthians 70%
  • Corners0 corners7 cornersFortaleza 0 corners, Corinthians 7 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls18 foulsFortaleza 15 fouls, Corinthians 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards1 cardFortaleza 5 cards, Corinthians 1 card
  • Passes250 passes550 passesFortaleza 250 passes, Corinthians 550 passes
  • Pass accuracy75%92%Fortaleza 75%, Corinthians 92%
  • Shots inside box3 shots13 shotsFortaleza 3 shots, Corinthians 13 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks7 blocksFortaleza 4 blocks, Corinthians 7 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves1 saveFortaleza 6 saves, Corinthians 1 save
  • Offsides5 offsides0 offsidesFortaleza 5 offsides, Corinthians 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fortaleza
3Draws
0Corinthians
Corinthians — Fortaleza · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Corinthians · Serie A1–0
Corinthians — Fortaleza · Serie A0–0
Fortaleza — Corinthians · Serie A2–1
Corinthians — Fortaleza · 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: Fortaleza favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Corinthians in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza37 matchesCorinthians37 matches
1.11 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.11 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲ 1.24 goals/match
13 shots/match ▲Shots37/3711.5 shots/match
4.27 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/373.57 shots/match
44.6%Possession37/37● 55.7%
5.7 corners/match ●Corners37/374.7 corners/match
3.03 cards/matchCards37/373.08 cards/match
14.3 fouls/matchFouls37/3713.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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: Thu, 4 Dec 2025, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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