Match Report
The table read 4th (Fluminense, 42 pts) against 1st (Palmeiras, 52 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Palmeiras no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Fluminense ran at 1.56 scored and 1.28 conceded, Palmeiras at 1.8 and 0.84.
Fluminense were winless in 8.
Across 31 recorded meetings, Fluminense have 13 wins to Palmeiras's 14, with 4 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting.
A. Daronco took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (capacity 78,838). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fluminense: Hulk (42'), Kevin Serna (85'), Germán Cano (90') · Palmeiras: Gustavo Gómez (10'), Mauricio (82')
Key stats
Possession: Fluminense 60% · Palmeiras 40% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 5-5