Match Report
Fluminense, 5th with 64 points, sat 21 points above Fortaleza (18th, 43). Fortaleza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fluminense 1.32 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Fortaleza 1.13 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.26.
Fluminense were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Fluminense 11/15, Fortaleza 5/15.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fluminense 6, draws 3, Fortaleza 4, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 23% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (capacity 78,838). On the scoreboard, Fluminense led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Fluminense: Germán Cano (9'), Agustín Canobbio (64') · Fortaleza: Breno Lopes (73')
Key stats
Possession: Fluminense 43% · Fortaleza 57% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 2-6