CHAPECó. Fortaleza topped Chapecoense to win 2-1. A penalty from Y. Pikachu was decisive in the 90min. It was Fortaleza to strike first with an early goal of M. Ribeiro at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Pikachu gave the win to Fortaleza in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Fortaleza was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Arena Condá stadium in Chapecó on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Zandick Gondim Alves Junior with the assistance of Vinícius Melo de Lima and Flavio Gomes Barroca. The 4th official was Celio Amorim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fortaleza had a strong ball possession 62% while Chapecoense was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fortaleza was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortaleza won the match.​

Chapecoense shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Fortaleza shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Chapecoense received 4 yellow cards (Ignacio, Jordan, Geuvanio and ). On the other side, Fortaleza received 1 yellow card (Y. Pikachu).

Standings

After this match, Chapecoense will stay with 13 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Fortaleza will have 45 points like Flamengo to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Chapecoense will play away with Bahia on the 24th of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Chapecoense (4 draws).

Fortaleza will host Athletico PR on the 23rd of October with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Athletico PR (3 draws).

Chapecoense – Formation

Chapecoense started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Luís Carlos de Oliveira Preto decided to play with the following team: Keiller (6.6), Matheus Ribeiro (6.3), Ignácio (7.1), Joilson (6.8), Jordan (6.4), Mancha (6.2), Denner Melz (6.4), Moisés Ribeiro (6.4), Lima (6.1), Mike (6.8) and Rodriguinho (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Perotti, João Paulo, Rafael, Marquinho, Alan Santos, Derlan, Ronei (6.4), Kaio Nunes (6.3), Henrique Almeida (6.6) and Geuvânio (6.9).

Substitutions

Chapecoense made 5 changes: R. Araujo for Geuvanio (46′), Lima for R. Gebing (46′), Mike for H. Almeida (71′), Denner for K. Nunes (85′) and Ignacio for P. H. Perotti (90′).

Best player: Rodriguinho​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chapecoense was Rodriguinho.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10.

Fortaleza – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Felipe Alves (6.2), Tinga (7.5), Marcelo Benevenuto (6.7), Matheus Jussa (7.3), Yago Pikachu (7.9), Felipe (6.9), Ronald (6.5), Bruno Melo (7.3), Matheus Vargas (7.3), Ángelo Henríquez (6.9) and David (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Crispim (6.4), Igor Torres, Éderson (6.2), Daniel Guedes, Marcelo Boeck, Titi, Edinho, Osvaldo, Wellington Paulista (6.4), Lucas Lima (6.2), Romarinho (6.2) and Valentin Depietri.

Fortaleza could not rely on the presence of L. Crispim (injured).

Substitutions

Fortaleza made 5 changes: M. de Vargas for Lima Lucas (57′), David for Romarinho (57′), Ronald for E. Lourenco (70′), A. Henriquez for W. Paulista (71′) and Bruno for L. Crispim (81′).

Best player: Yago Pikachu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was Yago Pikachu.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Chapecoense – Fortaleza – 1-2