SALVADOR. São Paulo snatched a late win Bahia 1-0 after C. Paulista scored just 1 goal (90′). São Paulo was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado with the collaboration of Alex dos Santos and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Gustavo Ervino Bauermann. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.2 degrees Celsius or 80.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
São Paulo had a strong ball possession 67% while Bahia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
São Paulo was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the contest.
Bahia shot 14 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, São Paulo shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bahia received 4 yellow cards (Rafael Ratão, L. Mugni, Kanu and Yago Felipe). Regarding the opposition, São Paulo received 3 yellow cards (Caio Paulista, Talles Costa and Lucas Beraldo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bahia will stay with 41 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, São Paulo will have 50 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bahia will host Atlético Mineiro on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Mineiro (9 draws).
São Paulo will host Flamengo on the 2nd of December with a 17-13 head to head statistic in favor of São Paulo (13 draws).
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
87'
77'
Bahia adopted the 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 , Luciano Juba , N. Acevedo , Rezende , Cauly , Yago Felipe , Biel and Thaciano .
The home team had on the bench: Danilo Fernandes, Gabriel Xavier, Ademir , Everaldo , Rafael Ratão , Léo Cittadini, L. Mugni , Vinícius Mingotti, Vitor Jacaré, David Duarte, C. Cándido and Cicinho.
Bahia could not rely on the presence of Everaldo (injured) and C. Cándido (injured).
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: Yago Felipe for Everaldo (57′), Biel for Ademir (77′), Luciano Juba for C. Cándido (77′), Thaciano for L. Mugni (78′) and Cauly for Rafael Ratão (85′).
Player of the match: Marcos Felipe
The most impressive player for Bahia was the goalkeeper: Marcos Felipe. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
São Paulo – Formation
São Paulo
90'Also São Paulo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dorival Silvestre Júnior played with: Rafael , Rafinha , Robert Arboleda , Lucas Beraldo , Welington , Alisson , Pablo Maia , Wellington Rato , Lucas Moura , Michel Araújo and Juan .
These were the players on the bench: Diego Costa, Luan, Luciano , Gabriel Neves, David , Talles Wander, Alan Franco, Talles Costa , Caio Paulista , William Gomes Carvalho Santos, Nathan Mendes and Jandrei.
Substitutions
São Paulo made 5 changes: Lucas Moura for Luciano (66′), Juan for Talles Costa (78′), Wellington Rato for Nathan Mendes (77′), Michel Araújo for David (66′) and Welington for Caio Paulista (88′).
Player of the match: Robert Arboleda
The player that probably impressed the most for São Paulo was Robert Arboleda even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 83 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cuiabá – Internacional – 0-2
- Bahia – São Paulo – 0-1
- Santos – Fluminense – 0-3
- Vasco da Gama – Corinthians – 2-4
- Flamengo – Atlético Mineiro – 0-3
