SALVADOR. Bahia overcomes CSA 1-0 after I. Torres scored just 1 goal (39′).

The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Felipe Fernandes de Lima with the collaboration of Ricardo Júnio De Souza and Marconi Helbert Vieira. The 4th official was Irinaldo Jorge dos Santos Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29 degrees Celsius or 84.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bahia was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. CSA that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bahia was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bahia won the match​.

Bahia shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, CSA shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Bahia didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, CSA received 1 yellow card (Werley).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Bahia will play away against CRB on the 4th of November with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Bahia (3 draws).

CSA will play away agasint Cruzeiro on the 4th of November with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of CSA (3 draws).

Bahia – Formation

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

The manager Enderson Alves Moreira decided to play with the following team: Mateus Claus (7.0), André Dhominique (7.0), Ignácio (7.7), Luiz Otávio (7.2), Matheus Bahia (7.4), Igor Torres (7.2), Lucas Mugni (7.1), Julio Cesar Rezende (7.1), Jonathan Copete (6.5), Hugo Rodallega (6.8) and Danielzinho (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Júnior, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Xavier, Didi, Marcinho, Everton (6.2), Miqueias, Emerson Santos (6.4), Raí Nascimento, Ricardo Goulart (6.8), Matheus Davó (6.9) and Vítor Jacaré (6.8).

Bahia could not rely on the presence of Vitor Jacare (injured) and Matheus Davo (injured).

Substitutions

Bahia made 5 changes: Igor Torres for Vitor Jacare (60′), Lucas Mugni for Emerson Santos (75′), J. Copete for Matheus Davo (75′), Daniel for Ricardo Goulart (81′) and H. Rodallega for Everton (82′).

Best player: Ignácio​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bahia was Ignácio even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 49 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

CSA – Formation

CSA started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto played with: Marcelo Carné (6.5), Wellington Ferreira Nascimento (7.3), Douglão (6.8), Werley (7.2), Jonathan (6.2), Geovane (6.3), Héctor Canteros (7.1), Diego Renan (6.8), Gabriel (6.9), Lucas Barcellos (6.2) and Osvaldo (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jean Carlos Batista, Everton Silva (6.2), Lucão, Edson Lucas, Yann Rollim, Giva, John Mercado (6.8), Lourenço (6.8), Élton (6.4), Rodrigo Rodrigues and Rogério (7.1).

Substitutions

CSA made 5 changes: Osvaldo for Rogerio (46′), Douglas Nascimento for Elton (46′), Jonathan for Everton Silva (63′), H. Canteros for Lourenco (82′) and Gabriel for J. Mercado (82′).

Best player: Wellington Ferreira Nascimento​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CSA was Wellington Ferreira Nascimento.

His rating is (7.3) with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Bahia – CSA – 1-0
• Novorizontino – Londrina – 0-1
• Guarani – Grêmio – 1-2
• Cruzeiro – Tombense – 2-0