SALVADOR. Bahia and Cuiabá didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..

The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Sunday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus assisted by Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse and Neuza Ines Back. The 4th official was Irinaldo Jorge dos Santos Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bahia was in firm control of the ball 55% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bahia was was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Bahia to win the match​.

Bahia shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bahia received 1 yellow card (Capixaba Juninho). Talking about the opposition, Cuiabá didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Bahia will have 36 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Cuiabá will have 42 points like Santos to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bahia will play away with Atlético GO on the 29th of November with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Bahia (5 draws).

Cuiabá will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 3rd of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Cuiabá (0 draws).

Bahia – Formation

Bahia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Augusto Sérgio Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Danilo Fernandes (6.6), Nino Paraíba (7.1), Germán Conti (7.1), Luiz Otávio (7.0), Matheus Bahia (7.1), Danielzinho (7.0), Patrick de Lucca (6.9), Raí Nascimento (6.9), Lucas Mugni (6.4), Juninho Capixaba (7.1) and Hugo Rodallega (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Henrique (6.8), Rodriguinho (7.0), Edson, Ligger, Lucas Araujo, Mateus Claus, Índio Ramírez, Ronaldo (6.5), Renan Guedes, Maycon Douglas, Luizão, Marcelo Ryan and Rossi (7.3).

Bahia could not rely on the presence of Gustavo Henrique (injured).

Substitutions

Bahia made 4 changes: R. Nascimento for Rossi (57′), Daniel for Rodriguinho (71′), Luiz Otavio for Gustavo Henrique (82′) and L. Mugni for Ronaldo (83′).

Best player: Hugo Rodallega​

The most impressive player for Bahia was Hugo Rodallega.

His rating is (7.6) with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Cuiabá – Formation

Cuiabá started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jorge José de Amorim Campos played with: Walter (7.3), João Lucas (6.6), Paulão (7.1), Alan Empereur (7.1), Uendel (6.9), Rafael Gava (7.3), Camilo (6.8), Pepê (7.3), Felipe Marques (6.6), Max (7.0) and Jenison (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jonathan Cafú (6.2), Uillian Correia (6.7), Marllon, João Carlos, Danilo Gomes, Élton (6.6), Lucas Ramon, Yuri, Anderson Conceição, Guilherme Pato, Osman and Lucas Hernández (6.5).

Substitutions

Cuiabá made 5 changes: Jenison for Elton (67′), F. Marques for L. Hernandez (67′), M. Alves for J. Cafu (74′), R. Gava for Uillian (75′) and Pepe for A. Conceicao (90′).

Best player: Rafael Gava​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cuiabá was Rafael Gava.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Fluminense – América Mineiro – 2-0
• Corinthians – Santos – 2-0
• Internacional – Flamengo – 1-2
• Bahia – Cuiabá – 0-0
• Atlético GO – Ceará – 1-1