Match Report
In the standings it was Fluminense 4th on 42 points, Vitória 13th on 29 — separated by 13. On recent form Vitória sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Per game in the league, Fluminense were scoring 1.56 and conceding 1.28, Vitória 0.96 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
16 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fluminense 4, draws 7, Vitória 5, at 2.69 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 69%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.69 historically.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho staged the fixture, a ground that holds 78,838. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fluminense led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Fluminense: John Kennedy (36'), Kevin Serna (90') · Vitória: Renato Kayzer (63'), Renê (67')
Key stats
Possession: Fluminense 58% · Vitória 42% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-3