SãO PAULO, SãO PAULO. Corinthians snatched a late win Chapecoense 1-0 after R. Guedes scored just 1 goal (90′). Corinthians was vastly superior ball possession (79%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Neo Química Arena (São Paulo, São Paulo) stadium in São Paulo, São Paulo on Tuesday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Paulo Cesar Zanovelli with the help of Celso Luiz Da Silva and Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira. The 4th official was Jose Guilherme Almeida e Souza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
- 17 Total 2
- 4 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 165 Attack 59
- 132 Dangerous attack 16
- 59 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 0
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Corinthians had a superior ball possession 79% while Chapecoense was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Corinthians was more aggressive with 132 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Corinthians won the match.
Corinthians shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chapecoense shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Corinthians received 1 yellow card (R. Augusto). On the opposite side, Chapecoense received 4 yellow cards (Keiller, Anselmo, H. Almeida and Ezequiel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Corinthians will have 44 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Chapecoense will stay with 13 points to stay in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Corinthians will host Fortaleza on the 6th of November with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Corinthians (3 draws).
Chapecoense will host Flamengo on the 8th of November with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Flamengo (2 draws).
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians
46'
42'
90'
Corinthians started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior decided to play with the following team: Matheus Donelli , Fagner , João Victor , Gil , Fábio Santos , Gabriel Pereira , Gabriel , Du Queiroz , Róger Guedes , Renato Augusto and Giuliano .
The home team had on the bench: Jô , Raul Bicalho, João Pedro, Léo Santos, Reginaldo, Vitinho, Adson , Victor Cantillo, Gustavo Silva , Luan, Gustavo Mantuan, Caique França and Reginaldo.
Substitutions
Corinthians made 3 changes: Gabriel for Mosquito (46′), D. Queiroz for Jo (75′) and G. Pereira for Adson (82′).
Best player: Fagner
The most impressive player for Corinthians was Fagner even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 96 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Chapecoense – Formation
Chapecoense
Chapecoense started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the other side, Luís Carlos de Oliveira Preto played with: Keiller , Matheus Ribeiro , Joilson , Ignácio , Busanello , Mike , Anderson Leite , Moisés Ribeiro , Denner Melz , Kaio Nunes and Anselmo Ramon .
They had on the bench: João Paulo, Ezequiel , Marquinho, Alan Santos , Henrique Almeida , Jordan, Rodriguinho , Ronei and Lima.
Chapecoense could not rely on the presence of H. Almeida (injured).
Substitutions
Chapecoense made 5 changes: K. Nunes for H. Almeida (66′), Anselmo for R. Gebing (76′), Denner for Ezequiel (76′), Mike for R. Araujo (88′) and Moises for A. Santos (88′).
Best player: Keiller
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chapecoense was the goalkeeper: Keiller. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Corinthians – Chapecoense – 1-0
- Athletico PR – Flamengo – 2-2
