Sport 0-2 Fortaleza: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Fortaleza beat Sport 2-0 in Brasileirao Serie B on Friday, 16 October 2026. The margin of victory was 2 goals.

Fortaleza led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Ilha do Retiro, Recife.

Before kick-off

Sport: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-W-D), scoring 8 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Fortaleza: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-D-W-D), scoring 8 goals and conceding 6 goals. Fortaleza are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Sport arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 9 for Fortaleza.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Fortaleza 2-1 Sport on Sunday, 28 June 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

Tomás Cardona found the net for Fortaleza in minute 45+3, making it 0-1. Rodriguinho found the net for Fortaleza in minute 69, making it 0-2.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 6 yellow cards: 3 for Sport and 3 for Fortaleza.

Marcelo (Sport) was sent off in minute 45. Jailson (Fortaleza) was sent off in minute 80.

Substitutions recorded: 6 substitutions for Sport and 6 substitutions for Fortaleza.

Match statistics

Sport had 51.8% of possession, against 48.2% for Fortaleza.

Sport had 20 shots, 2 on target, while Fortaleza had 9 shots, 4 on target. Sport won 11 corners and Fortaleza won 3 corners. Sport committed 15 fouls and Fortaleza committed 19 fouls.

Fortaleza had the most shots on target (4).

Impact on the table

The table shows Sport in 8th place (51 points from 34 matches) and Fortaleza in 4th place (60 points from 34 matches). Fortaleza hold a 9 points advantage over Sport in the standings.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Sport vs Fortaleza stay available on the match page.