SALVADOR. Bahia defeats Grêmio 3-1. Bahia got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Bahia (13′) and R. Nascimento (18′). Grêmio tried to recover with a goal from T. Santos (62′). However, the match was closed by a goal (85′) scored by Daniel for Bahia. Grêmio was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Arleu de Araujo who had the assistance of Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Daniel do Espirito Santo Parro. The 4th official was Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Grêmio had a strong ball possession 65% while Bahia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grêmio was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Bahia was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bahia shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Grêmio shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bahia received 3 yellow cards (Paraiba Nino, Rodriguinho and L. Mugni). Regarding the opposition, Grêmio received 3 yellow cards (Vanderson, W. Kannemann and B. Cortez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bahia will have 40 points like Juventude to drop in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Grêmio will stay with 36 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bahia will host Fluminense on the 5th of December with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Fluminense (6 draws).
Grêmio will play away agasint Corinthians on the 5th of December with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Grêmio (10 draws).
Bahia – Formation
Bahia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Augusto Sérgio Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Danilo Fernandes , Nino Paraíba , Germán Conti , Gustavo Henrique , Matheus Bahia , Patrick de Lucca , Lucas Mugni , Rossi , Rodriguinho , Raí Nascimento and Gilberto .
The home team had on the bench: Luizão, Renan Guedes, Raniele , Danielzinho , Ligger, Ronaldo , Mateus Claus, Hugo Rodallega , Maycon Douglas, Índio Ramírez, Marcelo Ryan and Edson .
Bahia could not rely on the presence of Ronaldo (injured).
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: Rossi for Ronaldo (69′), Gilberto for H. Rodallega (78′), Rodriguinho for Daniel (78′), P. de Lucca for E. Gomez (88′) and R. Nascimento for Raniele (88′).
Best player: Raí Nascimento
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bahia was Raí Nascimento.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Grêmio – Formation
Also Grêmio adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vágner Carmo Mancini played with: Gabriel Chapecó , Vanderson , Pedro Geromel , Walter Kannemann , Bruno Cortez , Thiago Santos , Victor Bobsin , Alisson , Mathias Villasanti , Ferreira and Miguel Borja .
They had on the bench: Diego Souza , Douglas Costa , Rafinha , Diego Churin, Jaminton Campaz , Ruan, Adriel, Fernando Henrique, Rodrigues, Sarará, Diogo Barbosa and Jean Pyerre .
Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: V. Bobsin Pereira for J. Campaz (23′), Vanderson for Rafinha (46′), Alisson for D. Costa (46′), M. Villasanti for Jean (73′) and W. Kannemann for D. Souza (73′).
Best player: Rafinha
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was Rafinha.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.