Brazil - Serie BEstádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo CasteloData current as of 11 November 2026

Fortaleza vs Vila Nova: match statistics

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Fortaleza vs Vila Nova: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fortaleza play Vila Nova in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 14 November 2026. Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.

Current form

Fortaleza: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Vila Nova: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fortaleza scores 1.19 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Vila Nova scores 1.43 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.35 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fortaleza 46%, Vila Nova 41%. Over 2.5: Fortaleza 38%, Vila Nova 38%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Fortaleza has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.47. Fortaleza: 14.1 shots per match, Vila Nova: 13.6.

Match halves

Fortaleza: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.57. Vila Nova: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Fortaleza: 31-45+ (11 goals). Vila Nova: 61-75 (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.35 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.13)
(3.04)
(3.57)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

FortalezaVila Nova
1.19Goals scored / match1.43
FortalezaVila Nova
0.89Goals conceded / match1.03
FortalezaVila Nova
50%Average possession50%
FortalezaVila Nova
4.05Shots on target / match4.32
FortalezaVila Nova

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.14Shots per match13.62
FortalezaVila Nova
4.05Shots on target4.32
FortalezaVila Nova
8.4%Shot conversion10.5%
FortalezaVila Nova
50%Possession50%
FortalezaVila Nova
1.48xG for1.47
FortalezaVila Nova
1.44xG against1.29
FortalezaVila Nova

Shooting quality

Fortaleza: AttackingVila Nova: Balanced
FortalezaVila Nova
Accuracy (shots on target)29%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.33

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Vila Nova is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Fortaleza · 1.6 pts / match - Vila Nova

Fortaleza
DWDDL
Season result split
43% W38% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
16-14-7
1.68 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-8-1
Last 5 at home
0-5-0
DDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Vila Nova
WDLDW
Season result split
51% W24% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
19-9-9
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-4-8
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Vila Nova is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.19 goals / match - Fortaleza · 1.43 goals / match - Vila Nova

Fortaleza is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Fortaleza · 1.03 goals / match - Vila Nova

Fortaleza scoring profile: strong

Fortaleza scores in 76% of matches (28 of 37 matches), while Vila Nova keeps a clean sheet in 41% (15 of 37 matches).

Vila Nova scoring profile: strong

Vila Nova scores in 76% of matches (28 of 37 matches), while Fortaleza keeps a clean sheet in 43% (16 of 37 matches).

44Goals scored (season)53
FortalezaVila Nova
33Goals conceded (season)38
FortalezaVila Nova
2.08Average goals in match2.46
FortalezaVila Nova
7Goals scored (last 5)9
FortalezaVila Nova
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
FortalezaVila Nova

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal76%
FortalezaVila Nova
32%2 goals49%
FortalezaVila Nova
8%3 goals8%
FortalezaVila Nova
3%4 goals5%
FortalezaVila Nova

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal59%
FortalezaVila Nova
24%2 goals27%
FortalezaVila Nova
5%3 goals11%
FortalezaVila Nova
3%4 goals3%
FortalezaVila Nova

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time16%
FortalezaVila Nova
5%BTTS in both halves3%
FortalezaVila Nova
22%Scored in both halves22%
FortalezaVila Nova

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
FortalezaVila Nova
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FortalezaVila Nova
60%BTTS - last 560%
FortalezaVila Nova

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

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
FortalezaVila Nova
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
FortalezaVila Nova
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
FortalezaVila Nova

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
FortalezaVila Nova
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
FortalezaVila Nova
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
FortalezaVila Nova

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Fortaleza - half-time state
38% leading41% draw22% trailing
Vila Nova - half-time state
38% leading35% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.54Points per match (1st half)1.49
FortalezaVila Nova
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.73
FortalezaVila Nova
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
FortalezaVila Nova
1.16Average goals (1st half)1.27
FortalezaVila Nova
59%Clean sheet before half-time59%
FortalezaVila Nova
46%No goal before half-time49%
FortalezaVila Nova

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)1.43
FortalezaVila Nova
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
FortalezaVila Nova
0.35Goals conceded (2nd half)0.49
FortalezaVila Nova
0.92Average goals (2nd half)1.19
FortalezaVila Nova
68%Clean sheet after half-time62%
FortalezaVila Nova
57%No goal after half-time54%
FortalezaVila Nova

Fortaleza - second-half results

32% W46% D22% L
57
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Vila Nova - second-half results

32% W46% D22% L
55
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.49
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 51%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Fortaleza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Vila Nova - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Fortaleza
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
7
3
16-30
11
12
31-45
6
7
46-60
4
4
61-75
11
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

Vila Nova
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
7
5
16-30
11
9
31-45
6
1
46-60
14
2
61-75
6
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (14 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Fortaleza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.48
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, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Vila Nova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

FortalezaLigaVila Nova
Average goals in match▼ 2.082.35▲ 2.46
Both teams scored• 46%47%▼ 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%44%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▲ 43%30%▲ 41%
Goal before half-time▲ 73%67%▲ 76%
Goal after half-time▼ 65%75%▼ 65%

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

2.35
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.02
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Fortaleza 0 - 0 - 1 Vila Nova. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Fortaleza and Vila Nova play?

Fortaleza face Vila Nova on 14 November 2026 in Serie B at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Fortaleza vs Vila Nova?

Fortaleza score 1.19 goals per game on average and Vila Nova 1.43. The Serie B average is 2.35 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Fortaleza's matches and 41% of Vila Nova's.

What form are Fortaleza and Vila Nova in?

Over the last 5 games Fortaleza have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Vila Nova 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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