RIO DE JANEIRO. Fluminense beat Fortaleza to win 2-1. G. Cano was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Fluminense to strike first with a goal of G. Cano at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Cano gave the win to Fluminense in the 57′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Fluminense was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 26,533 spectators. The referee was Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior assisted by Rafael Trombeta and Jefferson Cleiton Piva da Silva. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 78
- 43 Dangerous attack 35
- 86 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fluminense had a superior ball possession 66% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fluminense had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fluminense won the match.
Fluminense shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Fluminense didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards (Robson, Moises and Thiago Gallardo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fluminense will have 45 points to lose in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Fortaleza will stay with 30 points like Botafogo and São Paulo to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Fluminense will play away with Bragantino on the 12th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Fluminense (2 draws).
Fortaleza will play away agasint Santos on the 12th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
Fluminense – Formation
Fluminense
86'
11', 57'
Fluminense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fernando Diniz Silva decided to play with the following team: Fábio , Samuel Xavier , Nino , Manoel , Caio Paulista , André , Yago Felipe , Jhon Arias , Ganso , Matheus Martins and Germán Cano .
The home team had on the bench: Calegari, Willian , Nathan, Michel Araújo, David Braz, Wellington, Matheus Martinelli , Marrony , Mario Pineida, Marcos Felipe, Felipe Melo and Cristiano.
Substitutions
Fluminense made 4 changes: Yago Felipe for Martinelli (65′), Matheus Martins for Willian (80′), Ganso for Marrony (86′) and G. Cano for Felipe Melo (86′).
Best player: Germán Cano
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fluminense was Germán Cano.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza
85'
Also Fortaleza adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Fernando Miguel , Emanuel Brítez , Marcelo Benevenuto , Titi , Juninho Capixaba , Zé Welison , Lucas Sasha , Ronald , Thiago Galhardo , Moisés and Robson .
These were the players on the bench: Fabricio Baiano, Caio Alexandre , Lucas Lima, Matheus Vargas, Habraão, Pedro Rocha , Hércules , Romarinho , Rómulo Otero, Marcelo Boeck, Tinga and Silvio Romero .
Substitutions
Fortaleza made 5 changes: Ronald for Pedro Rocha (46′), Jose Welison for Caio Alexandre (53′), Robson for Silvio Romero (70′), Moises for Romarinho (70′) and Lucas Sasha for Hercules (85′).
Best player: Zé Welison
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortaleza was Zé Welison.
His rating is with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Ceará – Santos – 2-1
- Internacional – Cuiabá – 1-0
- Fluminense – Fortaleza – 2-1
