SALVADOR. Cuiabá was ultimately too good for Bahia with the goal of Deyverson (22′ pen), Isidro Pitta (77′) and Ronald (90′). Bahia was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Wagner Francisco Silva Souza with the help of Nailton Oliveira and Marcia Lopes Caetano. The 4th official was Wagner Francisco Silva Souza. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 25.88 degrees Celsius or 78.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bahia had a strong ball possession 62% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bahia was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Cuiabá managed to find the solution to win this match.
Bahia shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bahia received 1 yellow card (Rezende). Regarding the opposition, Cuiabá received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Cafu, Rikelme and Allyson).
(Bahia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (20′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bahia will stay with 37 points like Vasco da Gama and Cruzeiro to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Cuiabá will have 44 points to go down in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bahia will host Athletico PR on the 12th of November with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Cuiabá will host Athletico PR on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (1 draw).
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
74'
20'
80'
Bahia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rogério Mücke Ceni decided to play with the following team: Marcos Felipe , Gilberto , Kanu , Vitor Hugo , C. Cándido , N. Acevedo , Rezende , Yago Felipe , Cauly , Biel and Everaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Xavier, Rafael Ratão , Léo Cittadini, L. Mugni , Vinícius Mingotti, Vitor Jacaré , David Duarte, Adriel, Cicinho, Luciano Juba , Matheus Bahia and Ademir .
Bahia could not rely on the presence of Ademir (injured).
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: Biel for Luciano Juba (23′), Yago Felipe for Vitor Jacaré (62′), Cauly for L. Mugni (62′), Everaldo for Ademir (73′) and Vitor Hugo for Rafael Ratão (74′).
Best player: Rezende
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bahia was Rezende.
His rating is with 63 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
Cuiabá – Formation
Cuiabá
22'
Cuiabá started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
António José Cardoso de Oliveira played with: Walter , Marllon , Allyson , Alan Empereur , Matheus Alexandre , Raniele , Denilson , Rikelme , Jonathan Cafu , Deyverson and Clayson .
They had on the bench: Vitão, Filipe Augusto , Uendel, Ronald , Isidro Pitta , Wellington Silva , Emerson Ramon, João Carlos, Derik Lacerda , Vinicius, Calebe and Patric Calmon.
Cuiabá could not rely on the presence of Ronald (injured).
Substitutions
Cuiabá made 5 changes: Allyson for Filipe Augusto (46′), Jonathan Cafu for Derik Lacerda (46′), Denilson for Ronald (68′), Deyverson for Isidro Pitta (71′) and Clayson for Wellington Silva (88′).
Best player: Walter
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cuiabá was the goalkeeper: Walter. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Bahia – Cuiabá – 0-3
- Goiás – Santos – 0-1
- Corinthians – Atlético Mineiro – 1-1
- Botafogo – Grêmio – 3-4
- Flamengo – Palmeiras – 3-0
