Thursday , 2 July 2026

Fluminense FC vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Fluminense FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Fortaleza EC
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC Maracana HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Kervin Andrade
Y 45' Emanuel Britez
Martinelli 45' Y
Y 45' Breno Lopes
Facundo Bernal 55' Y
Y 57' Juan Lucero

Overview

Match Preview

Fluminense FC vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Maracana.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

7
3
4
Fluminense FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Fortaleza EC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2025-03-29 Fortaleza EC 2–0 Fluminense FC 2024-11-23 Fluminense FC 2–2 Fortaleza EC 2024-07-07 Fortaleza EC 1–0 Fluminense FC 2023-09-03 Fluminense FC 1–0 Fortaleza EC

Recent Form

Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Fortaleza EC H 2–1 W
10 Aug EC Bahia A 3–3 D
03 Aug Grêmio FBPA H 1–0 W
27 Jul Sao Paulo FC A 1–3 L
23 Jul SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L
20 Jul CR Flamengo A 0–1 L
Fortaleza EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Fluminense FC A 1–2 L
09 Aug Botafogo FR H 0–5 L
03 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
29 Jul Grêmio FBPA A 1–2 L
26 Jul RB Bragantino H 3–1 W
19 Jul EC Bahia H 1–1 D

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Agustin Canobbio 4 G 1 A
Luciano Acosta 3 G 4 A
Jefferson Savarino 3 G 2 A
Rodrigo Castillo 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Fluminense FC is hosting Fortaleza EC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Fluminense FC does not make any changes. Yago Pikachu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 9' German Cano puts Fluminense FC on the lead.
  • 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortaleza EC that had 266 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 19' Fluminense FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' Fluminense FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Agustin Canobbio is hanging Keno on the field on 24 minute.
  • 29' Fluminense FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fluminense FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Fortaleza EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 45' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 45.
  • 46' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Kervin Andrade departs to be replaced by Lucca Prior.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' The referee shows Fluminense FC player a card on 55.
  • 57' Fortaleza EC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Fortaleza EC. Jose Herrera is replaced by Breno Lopes.
  • 64' GOAL! Agustin Canobbio scores on 64. Assisted by Kevin Serna
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Hercules. He replaces Martinelli on 67 minute.
  • 72' Facundo Bernal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' Goal! Breno Lopes scores his 32 goal in 386 matches.
  • 73' Allanzinho is replacing Yago Pikachu for the Fortaleza EC side.
  • 78' Fortaleza EC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Everaldo is replacing German Cano for the Fluminense FC side.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 86' Fortaleza EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Bareiro is hanging Matheus Rossetto on the field on 86 minute.
  • Another three points for Fluminense FC.

Lineups

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
German Cano 5
Moises Vieira 3
Thiago Galhardo 2
Robson 2
Juan Lucero 2
Titi 2
Agustin Canobbio 1
Wellington Silva 1

Head to Head

2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC 2025-03-29 Fortaleza EC 2–0 Fluminense FC 2024-11-23 Fluminense FC 2–2 Fortaleza EC 2024-07-07 Fortaleza EC 1–0 Fluminense FC 2023-09-03 Fluminense FC 1–0 Fortaleza EC

Fluminense FC Form

2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC W 2025-08-10 EC Bahia 3–3 Fluminense FC D 2025-08-03 Fluminense FC 1–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2025-07-27 Sao Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC L 2025-07-23 Fluminense FC 1–2 SE Palmeiras L 2025-07-20 CR Flamengo 1–0 Fluminense FC L

Fortaleza EC Form

2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR L 2025-08-03 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 Fortaleza EC D 2025-07-29 Grêmio FBPA 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2025-07-26 Fortaleza EC 3–1 RB Bragantino W 2025-07-19 Fortaleza EC 1–1 EC Bahia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Fluminense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Fortaleza EC xG
I would bet for: Fluminense FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fluminense FC45% Draw28% Fortaleza EC27%
Actual: Fluminense FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Fluminense FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Fortaleza EC
55%
Fluminense FC or Fortaleza EC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fluminense FC29% Draw50% Fortaleza EC21%
Actual: Fluminense FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Fluminense FC

Handicap Fluminense FC covers Push Fortaleza EC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.