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Velez Sarsfield vs Fortaleza EC: result 2-0 and analysis

CONMEBOL LibertadoresRound of 16Kick-off on August 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Estadio José Amalfitani, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Velez Sarsfield
2-0
Fortaleza EC

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What was the result of Velez Sarsfield vs Fortaleza EC?

Velez Sarsfield won 2-0 on August 19, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 7′M. CarrizoVelez Sarsfield
  • 28′T. GalvánVelez Sarsfield

Official lineup for Velez Sarsfield vs Fortaleza EC

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Velez Sarsfield

4-2-3-1
  1. 18Deyverson
  1. 26Breno Lopes
  2. 38Lucca
  3. 11Marinho
  1. 17José Welison
  2. 88Lucas Sasha
  1. 6Bruno Pacheco
  2. 39Gustavo Mancha
  3. 33E. Brítez
  4. 14E. Mancuso
  1. 23Helton Leite

Fortaleza EC

  1. 9B. Romero
  2. 39I. Machuca
  1. 5C. Baeza
  2. 8T. Galván
  3. 23R. Aliendro
  4. 28M. Carrizo
  1. 3Elías Gómez
  2. 6A. Quiroz
  3. 18L. Magallán
  4. 21Jano Gordon
  1. 1T. Marchiori
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Velez Sarsfield have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Fortaleza EC have 1, 4 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Velez Sarsfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2025Independiente(home)2-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 12, 2025Fortaleza EC(away)0-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Aug 7, 2025San Lorenzo(away)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Jul 26, 2025Instituto Cordoba(home)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Jul 19, 2025Platense(away)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Fortaleza EC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2025Fluminense(away)1-2Serie A
Aug 12, 2025Velez Sarsfield(home)0-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Aug 9, 2025Botafogo(home)0-5Serie A
Aug 3, 2025Corinthians(away)1-1Serie A
Jul 29, 2025Gremio(away)1-2Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Velez Sarsfield wins, 1 draw, 0 Fortaleza EC wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2025Fortaleza EC 0-0 Velez SarsfieldCONMEBOL Libertadores

Last archived meeting: Fortaleza EC vs Velez Sarsfield on Aug 12, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Velez Sarsfield score 0.9 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Fortaleza EC score 0.7 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Velez Sarsfield0.90.885/155/15
Fortaleza EC0.72.018/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Velez Sarsfield sit 1st in CONMEBOL Libertadores (11 points from 6 matches) and Fortaleza EC sit 2nd (8 points from 6 matches).

2025 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Velez SarsfieldGroup H632111411
2Fortaleza ECGroup E6222858

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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