Brazil - Serie BData current as of 23 July 2026

Athletic Club vs Fortaleza: match statistics

Athletic Club crest
Athletic Club
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Fortaleza crest
Fortaleza

Athletic Club vs Fortaleza: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Athletic Club play Fortaleza in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 30 May 2026 at 23:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Athletic Club: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Fortaleza: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Athletic Club scores 0.89 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Fortaleza scores 1.16 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.28 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Athletic Club 56%, Fortaleza 37%. Over 2.5: Athletic Club 22%, Fortaleza 47%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Fortaleza has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.23. Athletic Club: 11.8 shots per match, Fortaleza: 14.3.

Match halves

Athletic Club: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.50. Fortaleza: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Athletic Club: 76-90+ (4 goals). Fortaleza: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.28 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

I predict a home win. Athletic at home averages 0.8 goals scored and concedes 0.8 per match, while Fortaleza away averages only 0.4 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per match, which gives the hosts an advantage in defense and efficiency. Additionally, Athletic generates better chances — average home xG is 1.38 versus Fortaleza’s 1.25 xG away, and shots on target are 4.6 vs 3.0 with a higher conversion rate 6 vs 3. In the last 5 matches Athletic has scored 6 goals (1.2 per match) and has 1.2 points per match, while Fortaleza has 7 goals (1.4 per match) and 1.4 points per match; however, 60% of Fortaleza’s away games end without scoring, which weakens their practical chances. Considering the higher quality of the hosts’ chances and the more favorable xG against (1.35 vs 1.67), the odds favor an Athletic victory.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
Athletic ClubFortaleza
12Shots14
Athletic ClubFortaleza
2Shots on target4
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1.21xG1.45
Athletic ClubFortaleza
8Corners7
Athletic ClubFortaleza
43Dangerous attacks39
Athletic ClubFortaleza
17Fouls15
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0Cards1
Athletic ClubFortaleza

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.89Goals scored / match1.16
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.89Goals conceded / match1
Athletic ClubFortaleza
44%Average possession49%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
3.17Shots on target / match4.26
Athletic ClubFortaleza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.78Shots per match14.26
Athletic ClubFortaleza
3.17Shots on target4.26
Athletic ClubFortaleza
7.5%Shot conversion8.1%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
44%Possession49%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1.23xG for1.52
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1.55xG against1.43
Athletic ClubFortaleza

Shooting quality

Athletic Club: BalancedFortaleza: Attacking
Athletic ClubFortaleza
Accuracy (shots on target)27%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.27

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Fortaleza is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Athletic Club · 1.8 pts / match - Fortaleza

Athletic Club
LWLDD
Season result split
28% W50% R22% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-4
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Fortaleza
WWLWL
Season result split
47% W21% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-6
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 30% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Athletic Club · 1.16 goals / match - Fortaleza

Athletic Club is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Athletic Club · 1 goals / match - Fortaleza

Athletic Club scoring profile: strong

Athletic Club scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Fortaleza keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

Fortaleza scoring profile: strong

Fortaleza scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Athletic Club keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 matches).

16Goals scored (season)22
Athletic ClubFortaleza
16Goals conceded (season)19
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1.78Average goals in match2.16
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1Goals scored (last 5)6
Athletic ClubFortaleza
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Athletic ClubFortaleza

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal63%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
17%2 goals32%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
6%3 goals16%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%4 goals5%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal58%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
17%2 goals26%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%3 goals11%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%4 goals5%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time5%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
6%Scored in both halves16%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0%BTTS - last 540%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

44%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
28%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Athletic Club - half-time state
28% leading61% draw11% trailing
Fortaleza - half-time state
37% leading32% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1.42
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.28Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.67Average goals (1st half)1.05
Athletic ClubFortaleza
78%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
67%No goal before half-time63%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.37
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Athletic ClubFortaleza
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
Athletic ClubFortaleza
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Athletic ClubFortaleza
44%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Athletic ClubFortaleza
61%No goal after half-time58%
Athletic ClubFortaleza

Athletic Club - second-half results

22% W39% R39% P
26
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Fortaleza - second-half results

32% W42% R26% P
27
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Athletic Club - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.00.8
1 goal0%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Fortaleza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Athletic Club
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
3
31-45
2
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Athletic Club

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Fortaleza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Athletic ClubLigaFortaleza
Average goals in match 1.782.28 2.16
Both teams scored 56%48% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%42% 47%
Clean sheets 28%31% 42%
Goal before half-time 44%66% 68%
Goal after half-time 78%74% 68%

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

2.28
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
1.01
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Athletic Club vs Fortaleza?

The Serie B match finished Athletic Club 1:0 Fortaleza. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Athletic Club vs Fortaleza?

Athletic Club score 0.89 goals per game on average and Fortaleza 1.16. The Serie B average is 2.28 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Athletic Club's matches and 37% of Fortaleza's.

What form are Athletic Club and Fortaleza in?

Over the last 5 games Athletic Club have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Fortaleza 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.