Palmeiras tops Bahia 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Veiga. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. Palmeiras conquers Bahia 1-0 after R. Veiga scored just 1 goal (38').

October 30, 2023

SãO PAULO. Palmeiras conquers Bahia 1-0 after R. Veiga scored just 1 goal (38′). Palmeiras was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima with the support of Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Francisco Chaves Bezerra Junior. The 4th official was Douglas Marques das Flores. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 26.35 degrees Celsius or 79.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

Palmeiras

1 - 0

Bahia

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

26 Total 5
9 On Target 1
14 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 1

149 Attack 79
63 Dangerous attack 42
59 Ball safe 40

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1

Fouls

6 Total 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Palmeiras was in firm control of the ball 62% while Bahia was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Palmeiras won the match.

Palmeiras shot 26 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bahia shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Palmeiras received 1 yellow card (Fabinho). On the opposite side, Bahia received 3 yellow cards (Everaldo, Kanu and N. Acevedo).

Match Timeline

N. Acevedo- Yellow

18'

Raphael Veiga(goal)

38'

45'

Kanu- Yellow

46'

Fabinho- Yellow

50'

61'

Biel- sub ->Ademir

61'

Everaldo- sub ->Vinícius Mingotti

61'

Luis Guilherme- sub ->Endrick

63'

64'

71'

77'

Everaldo- Yellow

Marcos Rocha- sub ->Mayke

81'

Rony- sub ->Breno Lopes

81'

90'

N. Acevedo(yellowredcard)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Palmeiras will have 53 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Bahia will stay with 34 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Palmeiras will host Athletico PR on the 31st of October with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).

Bahia will host Athletico PR on the 10th of November with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).

Palmeiras – Formation

Palmeiras

Weverton 21.Brazil

7.0

Mayke 12.Brazil

7.3

81'

G. Gómez 15.Paraguay

7.5

Joaquín Piquerez 22.Uruguay

6.7

Murilo 26.Brazil

8.1

Luan 13.Brazil

7.9

Raphael Veiga 23.Brazil

8.1

64'

38'

R. Rios 27.Colombia

7.1

Fabinho 35.Brazil

7.7

71'

50'

Endrick 9.Brazil

7.0

63'

Breno Lopes 19.Brazil

6.8

81'

Substitutes

Marcelo Lomba 42.Brazil

Marcos Rocha 2.Brazil

7.0

81'

Vanderlan 6.Brazil

Garcia 32.Brazil

José Manuel López 18.Argentina

Jailson 30.Brazil

6.7

71'

Naves 34.Brazil

Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa 40.Brazil

Rony 10.Brazil

7.1

81'

Artur 14.Brazil

7.0

64'

Luis Guilherme 31.Brazil

6.8

63'

Kevin 37.Brazil

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

The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Weverton (7.0), Mayke (7.3), Gustavo Gómez (7.5), Murilo (8.1), Joaquín Piquerez (6.7), Richard Rios (7.1), Luan (7.9), Fabinho (7.7), Raphael Veiga (8.1), Endrick (7.0) and Breno Lopes (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marcos Rocha (7.0), Vanderlan, Rony (7.1), Artur (7.0), José López, Jailson (6.7), Luis Guilherme (6.8), Gustavo Garcia, Kaiky Naves, Kevin, Jhon Jhon and Marcelo Lomba.

Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of Jailson (injured).

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Raphael Veiga for Artur (64′), Breno Lopes for Rony (81′), Mayke for Marcos Rocha (81′), Endrick for Luis Guilherme (63′) and Fabinho for Jailson (71′).

Best player: Raphael Veiga

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Palmeiras was Raphael Veiga.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Bahia – Formation

Bahia

Marcos Felipe 22.Brazil

8.7

Gabriel Xavier 3.Brazil

6.8

Kanu 4.Brazil

6.4

45'

Raul Gustavo 34.Brazil

6.4

18'

Rezende 5.Brazil

7.3

Ademir 7.Brazil

7.0

61'

N. Acevedo 26.Uruguay

6.3

Cicinho 40.Bulgaria

6.8

Luciano Juba 46.Brazil

6.7

61'

Matheus Bahia 79.Brazil

6.4

46'

Vinicius Mingotti 21.Brazil

7.0

61'

Substitutes

Danilo Fernandes 1.Brazil

David Duarte 33.Brazil

Camilo Cándido 38.Uruguay

6.3

61'

Thaciano 16.Brazil

Diego Rosa 17.Brazil

6.6

18'

Léo Cittadini 18.Brazil

L. Mugni 19.Argentina

6.4

46'

Yago Felipe 20.Brazil

Everaldo 9.Brazil

6.8

61'

77'

Biel 10.Brazil

6.4

61'

Vitor Jacaré 29.Brazil

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

Rogério Mücke Ceni played with: Marcos Felipe (8.7), Gabriel Xavier (6.8), Kanu (6.4), Raul Gustavo (6.4), Cicinho (6.8), N. Acevedo (6.3), Rezende (7.3), Matheus Bahia (6.4), Ademir (7.0), Luciano Juba (6.7) and Vinícius Mingotti (7.0).

They had on the bench: Danilo Fernandes, Everaldo (6.8), Biel (6.4), Thaciano, Diego Rosa (6.6), Léo Cittadini, L. Mugni (6.4), Yago Felipe, Vitor Jacaré, David Duarte and C. Cándido (6.3).

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

Substitutions

Bahia made 5 changes: Raul Gustavo for Diego Rosa (18′), Ademir for Biel (61′), Matheus Bahia for L. Mugni (46′), Luciano Juba for C. Cándido (61′) and Vinícius Mingotti for Everaldo (61′).