Palmeiras vs Fortaleza EC

Palmeiras

4 - 1

Fortaleza EC

🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Gomes Stefano 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Palmeiras 2 · Fortaleza EC 18

Referee Stats

Alex Gomes Stefano

21 matches · 5.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.90
Reds avg	0.48
Penalties avg	0.57
Over 4.5 cards	81%
Home wins	52%
Draws	24%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Palmeiras outshot their opponent (23-8).
Palmeiras controlled possession (66%).
Palmeiras had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Palmeiras (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

35 / 11

Avg: 1.84 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.16

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

2.16

PPG

0.84

1.84

1.05

0.58

1.84

42%

O2.5

58%

37%

BTTS

68%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Palmeiras rank2nd

Fortaleza EC rank18th

Palmeiras points76

Fortaleza EC points43

Palmeiras: #2 · 76 pts · GD +33

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 33 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.

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

Palmeiras last 5 home

D D W D W

Points9/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-1

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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.

Palmeiras trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

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

Palmeiras score at home68%

Palmeiras clean sheet at home53%

Fortaleza EC score away74%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Palmeiras score first63%

Palmeiras win after scoring first83%

Fortaleza EC score first42%

Fortaleza EC win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Palmeiras 67% · Fortaleza EC 20%

Avg first goal minute: Palmeiras 26.8' · Fortaleza EC 37.1'

Vs league average

Palmeiras score at home1.84 vs 1.53

Palmeiras concede at home0.58 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC score away1.05 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC concede away1.84 vs 1.53

Palmeiras score 21% above league average, while Fortaleza EC score 6% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Palmeiras goal timing (home)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 9

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

46-60 7

61-75 6

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

0-15 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

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

464

243

Passes Accurate

399

166

Passes %

86%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ VAR

F. Torres

Penalty confirmed

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Raphael Veiga

Penalty

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Lucas Crispim

Normal Goal

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Sosa

Normal Goal · Assist: Micael

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Lucero

1st substitution · For: Deyverson

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Lucas Crispim

2nd substitution · For: Rodrigo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Maurício

1st substitution · For: Vitor Roque

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Allan

2nd substitution · For: Lucas Evangelista

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Raphael Veiga

3rd substitution · For: J. López

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ F. Torres

4th substitution · For: Andreas Pereira

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Yago Pikachu

3rd substitution · For: Marinho

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Breno Lopes

4th substitution · For: T. Pochettino

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Sosa

5th substitution · For: Felipe Anderson

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Andreas Pereira

Normal Goal · Assist: Felipe Anderson

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Matheus Pereira

5th substitution · For: A. Bareiro

86'

86' Micael

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

Andreas Pereira

Normal Goal · Assist: Jefté

90+1'

90+1' E. Brítez

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza EC 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Palmeiras beat Fortaleza EC 4-1 on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Alex Gomes Stefano.

First half: VAR intervened at 8' for Palmeiras (Penalty confirmed). Palmeiras took an early lead at 10' when Raphael Veiga scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Fortaleza EC leveled the score at 23' when Lucas Crispim scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Palmeiras took the lead at 57' when R. Sosa scored, with the assist credited to Micael, making the score 2-1. Fortaleza EC made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Lucero replacing Deyverson. Fortaleza EC made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Lucas Crispim replacing Rodrigo. Palmeiras made their 1st substitution at 70', with Maurício replacing Vitor Roque. Palmeiras made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Allan replacing Lucas Evangelista. Palmeiras made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Raphael Veiga replacing J. López. Palmeiras made their 4th substitution at 74', with F. Torres replacing Andreas Pereira. Fortaleza EC made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Yago Pikachu replacing Marinho. Fortaleza EC made their 4th substitution at 74', with Breno Lopes replacing T. Pochettino. Palmeiras made their 5th substitution at 75', with R. Sosa replacing Felipe Anderson. Palmeiras extended the lead at 82' when Andreas Pereira scored, with the assist credited to Felipe Anderson, making the score 3-1. Fortaleza EC made their 5th substitution at 85', with Matheus Pereira replacing A. Bareiro. Micael received a yellow card for Palmeiras at 86'. Palmeiras extended the lead at 89' when Andreas Pereira scored, with the assist credited to Jefté, making the score 4-1. E. Brítez received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 90+1'.

Palmeiras used 5 substitutions while Fortaleza EC used 5 substitutions. Palmeiras got 1 yellow card, while Fortaleza EC got 1 yellow card.