21 September 2023 at 00:30

Serie A · Season 2023

Match Summary

Fortaleza EC defeated Sao Paulo 2:1. The match was played in Serie A 2023. Goals were scored by José Welison 16′, J. Lucero 53′ (pen.), J. Rodríguez 79′. 9 yellow cards were shown. Sao Paulo had 73% possession while Fortaleza EC held 27%. Sao Paulo had 13 shots (7 on target) compared to 7 (4 on target) for Fortaleza EC. Expected goals: Sao Paulo 1.46 — Fortaleza EC 1.08. Sao Paulo made 5 substitutions, Fortaleza EC made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Sao Paulo and Fortaleza EC — 3 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Sao Paulo
Fortaleza EC
Kick Off
16′
José Welison

assist: T. Pochettino

19′Titi
27′Ze Welison
Half Time
53′
J. Lucero

Penalty

60′Joao Ricardo
Nathan Mendes67′
69′Marinho
M. AraújoPedro Vilhena
71′
LucianoDavid
71′
G. NevesRodriguinho
71′
73′
T. PochettinoPedro Augusto
73′
MarinhoYago Pikachu
74′
J. LuceroThiago Galhardo
J. Rodríguez

assist: Juan

79′
JuanTalles Costa
80′
LuanAlexandre Pato
80′
83′
José WelisonLucas Sasha
88′
Bruno PachecoG. Escobar
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sao Paulo had 73% possession against Fortaleza EC's 27%. Sao Paulo registered 13 shots (7 on target) while Fortaleza EC managed 7 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 9–0. Fouls committed: 21–14.

7Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal3
13Total Shots7
0Blocked Shots0
7Shots insidebox3
6Shots outsidebox4
21Fouls14
9Corner Kicks0
0Offsides0
73%Ball Possession27%
3Yellow Cards6
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves6
644Total passes243
563Passes accurate171
87%Passes %70%
1.46expected_goals1.08

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sao Paulo have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Fortaleza EC show 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sao Paulo

LWLWLL

Fortaleza EC

LWWWWD

Head to Head

Sao Paulo and Fortaleza EC have met 2 times — Sao Paulo won 1, Fortaleza EC won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Sao Paulo leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 2 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (2 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–2 in 2025.

1

Sao Paulo

1

Drawn

0

Fortaleza EC

Goals: 2Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (2)

2 Oct 2025Fortaleza EC0 – 2Sao Paulo
3 May 2025Sao Paulo0 – 0Fortaleza EC

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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