Fluminense vs Fortaleza EC

Fluminense

2 - 1

Fortaleza EC

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Rafael Rodrigo Klein 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Fluminense 5 · Fortaleza EC 18

Referee Stats

Rafael Rodrigo Klein

21 matches · 4.95 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.95
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	43%
Draws	24%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
Fortaleza EC controlled possession (57%).
Fortaleza EC had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Fluminense (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 11

Avg: 1.63 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortaleza EC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 35

Avg: 1.05 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

0.84

1.63

1.05

0.58

1.84

42%

O2.5

58%

37%

BTTS

68%

79%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Fluminense rank5th

Fortaleza EC rank18th

Fluminense points64

Fortaleza EC points43

Fluminense: #5 · 64 pts · GD +11

12 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Fortaleza EC: #18 · 43 pts · GD -15

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Fluminense last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-1

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Fortaleza EC last 5 away

L W W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-10

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Fluminense trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 5% · 1H BTTS 11%

Fortaleza EC trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Fluminense score at home89%

Fluminense clean sheet at home53%

Fortaleza EC score away74%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Fluminense score first79%

Fluminense win after scoring first87%

Fortaleza EC score first42%

Fortaleza EC win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Fluminense 50% · Fortaleza EC 20%

Avg first goal minute: Fluminense 41.1' · Fortaleza EC 37.1'

Vs league average

Fluminense score at home1.63 vs 1.53

Fluminense concede at home0.58 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC score away1.05 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC concede away1.84 vs 1.53

Fluminense score 7% above league average, while Fortaleza EC score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Fluminense are 42% below league average at home, and Fortaleza EC are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Fluminense goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

46-60 0

Fortaleza EC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

46-60 7

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

393

515

Passes Accurate

319

445

Passes %

81%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Breno Lopes

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Cano

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Serna

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ Keno

1st substitution · For: A. Canobbio

43'

43' K. Andrade

45+2'

45+2' E. Brítez

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ VAR

Martinelli

Penalty cancelled

45+5'

45+5' Martinelli

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Andrade

1st substitution · For: Lucca

55'

55' F. Bernal

57'

57' J. Lucero

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Lucero

2nd substitution · For: Deyverson

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Herrera

3rd substitution · For: Breno Lopes

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Canobbio

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Serna

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Martinelli

2nd substitution · For: Hércules

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Yago Pikachu

4th substitution · For: Allanzinho

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Breno Lopes

Normal Goal · Assist: Allanzinho

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ G. Cano

3rd substitution · For: Everaldo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ PH Ganso

4th substitution · For: Lima

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Matheus Rossetto

5th substitution · For: A. Bareiro

Fluminense vs Fortaleza EC 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fluminense beat Fortaleza EC 2-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rafael Rodrigo Klein.

First half: Breno Lopes received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC during the match. Fluminense took an early lead at 9' when G. Cano scored, with the assist credited to K. Serna, making the score 1-0. Fluminense made their 1st substitution at 24', with Keno replacing A. Canobbio. K. Andrade received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 43'. E. Brítez received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 45+2'. VAR intervened at 45+4' for Fluminense (Penalty cancelled). Martinelli received a yellow card for Fluminense at 45+5'.

Second half: Fortaleza EC made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Andrade replacing Lucca. F. Bernal received a yellow card for Fluminense at 55'. J. Lucero received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 57'. Fortaleza EC made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Lucero replacing Deyverson. Fortaleza EC made their 3rd substitution at 63', with J. Herrera replacing Breno Lopes. Fluminense extended the lead at 64' when A. Canobbio scored, with the assist credited to K. Serna, making the score 2-0. Fluminense made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Martinelli replacing Hércules. Fortaleza EC made their 4th substitution at 73', with Yago Pikachu replacing Allanzinho. Fortaleza EC reduced the deficit at 73' when Breno Lopes scored, with the assist credited to Allanzinho, making the score 2-1. Fluminense made their 3rd substitution at 80', with G. Cano replacing Everaldo. Fluminense made their 4th substitution at 80', with PH Ganso replacing Lima. Fortaleza EC made their 5th substitution at 86', with Matheus Rossetto replacing A. Bareiro.

Fluminense used 4 substitutions while Fortaleza EC used 5 substitutions. Fluminense got 2 yellow cards, while Fortaleza EC got 4 yellow cards.