Brazil - Serie BEstádio de Hailé PinheiroData current as of September 01, 2026

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Goiás vs Fortaleza: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Goiás plays Fortaleza in Serie B (Brazil). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro.

Recent form

Goiás has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Fortaleza has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Goiás scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.20. Fortaleza scores 1.12 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 2.29 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Goiás's games and 40% of Fortaleza's. The Over 2.5 rates are 32% and 36%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 41% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Fortaleza has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.30 per game. Goiás takes 11.7 shots per game, while Fortaleza takes 14.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Goiás leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.44 goals per game after halftime. Fortaleza leads at halftime in 32% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Goiás's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Fortaleza, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.29 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 41% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game1.12
GoiásFortaleza
1.2Goals allowed / game0.88
GoiásFortaleza
53%Average possession49%
GoiásFortaleza
3.76Shots on target / game4.28
GoiásFortaleza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.72Shots per game14.84
GoiásFortaleza
3.76Shots on target4.28
GoiásFortaleza
8.5%Shot conversion7.5%
GoiásFortaleza
53%Possession49%
GoiásFortaleza
1.3xG for1.55
GoiásFortaleza
1.44xG against1.45
GoiásFortaleza

Shooting quality

Goiás: BalancedFortaleza: Attacking
GoiásFortaleza
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Goiás
WLLDW
Season result split
40% W24% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-9
1.44 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Fortaleza
DDDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
44% W32% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-8-6
1.64 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Fortaleza is 12% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Goiás · 1.12 goals / game - Fortaleza

Fortaleza is 36% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.2 goals / game - Goiás · 0.88 goals / game - Fortaleza

Goiás scoring profile: mixed

Goiás scores in 68% of games (17 of 25 meczów), while Fortaleza keeps a clean sheet in 44% (11 of 25 meczów).

Fortaleza scoring profile: strong

Fortaleza scores in 68% of games (17 of 25 meczów), while Goiás keeps a clean sheet in 28% (7 of 25 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)28
GoiásFortaleza
30Goals conceded (season)22
GoiásFortaleza
2.2Average goals per game2
GoiásFortaleza
4Goals scored (last 5)5
GoiásFortaleza
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
GoiásFortaleza

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal68%
GoiásFortaleza
28%2 goals28%
GoiásFortaleza
4%3 goals12%
GoiásFortaleza
0%4 goals4%
GoiásFortaleza

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal56%
GoiásFortaleza
28%2 goals20%
GoiásFortaleza
12%3 goals8%
GoiásFortaleza
8%4 goals4%
GoiásFortaleza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time12%
GoiásFortaleza
4%BTTS in both halves4%
GoiásFortaleza
16%Scored in both halves16%
GoiásFortaleza

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
GoiásFortaleza
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
GoiásFortaleza
40%BTTS - last 560%
GoiásFortaleza

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
GoiásFortaleza
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
GoiásFortaleza
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
GoiásFortaleza

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
GoiásFortaleza
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
GoiásFortaleza
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
GoiásFortaleza

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Goiás is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.6 pts / game - Goiás · 1.36 pts / game - Fortaleza

Goiás - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing
Fortaleza - half-time state
32% leading40% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.6Points per game (1st half)1.36
GoiásFortaleza
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.48
GoiásFortaleza
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
GoiásFortaleza
0.92Average goals (1st half)1.04
GoiásFortaleza
72%Clean sheet before half-time60%
GoiásFortaleza
56%No goal before half-time60%
GoiásFortaleza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per game (2nd half)1.52
GoiásFortaleza
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
GoiásFortaleza
0.84Goals conceded (2nd half)0.32
GoiásFortaleza
1.28Average goals (2nd half)0.96
GoiásFortaleza
44%Clean sheet after half-time72%
GoiásFortaleza
60%No goal after half-time56%
GoiásFortaleza

Goiás - second-half results

24% W36% R40% P
40
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Fortaleza - second-half results

36% W44% R20% P
34
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Goiás - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Fortaleza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.0
Average goals per game1.20.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Goiás
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
4
1
16-30
6
6
31-45
2
5
46-60
3
9
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Fortaleza
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
5
8
31-45
5
5
46-60
1
2
61-75
10
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.10
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+138%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Goiás

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Fortaleza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

GoiásLigaFortaleza
Average goals per game 2.202.29 2.00
Both teams scored 40%48% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%41% 36%
Clean sheets 28%31% 44%
Goal before half-time 64%65% 68%
Goal after half-time 80%75% 64%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.29
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
1.01
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Goiás's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Fortaleza. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Goiás and Fortaleza play?

Goiás face Fortaleza on September 5, 2026 in Serie B at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Goiás vs Fortaleza?

Goiás score 1.00 goals per game on average and Fortaleza 1.12. The Serie B average is 2.29 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Goiás's matches and 40% of Fortaleza's.

What form are Goiás and Fortaleza in?

Over the last 5 games Goiás have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Fortaleza 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Goiás vs Fortaleza?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Goiás vs Fortaleza: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.