Wednesday , 30 September 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 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

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 Gremio 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 Gremio 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
21% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
4/5
76+
14/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Hulk 7 G 4 A
Agustin Canobbio 5 G 3 A
Luciano Acosta 4 G 5 A
Rodrigo Castillo 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Maracana. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fluminense FC and Fortaleza EC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fluminense FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 9' German Cano is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 14' Jose Herrera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 195 appearances.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' It is a substitution in Fluminense FC team. Keno is replaced by Agustin Canobbio on 24 minute.
  • 29' Fortaleza EC have won 352 goals from 266 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' It’s a booking for Fortaleza EC player. Kervin Andrade gets a card.
  • 45' Emanuel Britez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Lucca Prior is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kervin Andrade at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Fortaleza EC is showing some good football. However, Fortaleza EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Facundo Bernal is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Juan Lucero.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Fortaleza EC! Breno Lopes comes on to replace Jose Herrera.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Agustin Canobbio makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 67' The Fluminense FC manager makes a substitution. Martinelli departs to be replaced by Hercules.
  • 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Breno Lopes gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 73' Allanzinho is replacing Yago Pikachu for the Fortaleza EC side.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fluminense FC and Fortaleza EC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The Fluminense FC manager makes a substitution. German Cano departs to be replaced by Everaldo.
  • 85' Fluminense FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Fortaleza EC! Adam Bareiro comes on to replace Matheus Rossetto.
  • With this win, Fluminense FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Marinho 1
Luiz Henrique 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 Gremio 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 Gremio 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.