Fluminense 0-0 Bahia: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 21 · Thursday 30 July 2026 · Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro · referee R. Claus · full time
Full time: Fluminense 0-0 Bahia
Fluminense and Bahia drew 0-0 in Brasileirão Matchday 21 on Thursday 30 July 2026 at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho.
How the match unfolded
It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.
The referee, R. Claus, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Fluminense and 1 to Bahia.
Fluminense: L. Zubeldía, 4-2-3-1 · Bahia: R. Mücke Ceni, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.57 for Fluminense and 1.95 for Bahia.
Bahia left about 2.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Bahia created the better chances, 1.95 xG to 0.57, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Fluminense had 11 shots on target, Bahia 0.
Bahia's goalkeeper made 10 saves.
Fluminense had 59% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Fluminense came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 1.38 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Bahia came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.57 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 41% of their matches.
Fluminense vs Bahia: the match in numbers
| Fluminense | Match statistics | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 0.57 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.95 |
| 25 | Total shots | 10 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 537 | Total passes | 383 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 8 | Corners | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0 | Saves | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ronaldo (Bahia), rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.
Fluminense
- Samuel Xavier 7.5
- Luciano Acosta 7.4
- Nonato 7.4
- Agustín Canobbio 7.3
- Martinelli 7.3
Bahia
- Ronaldo 9.2
- Marcos Victor 7.7
- Jean Lucas 7.1
- Rodrigo Nestor 7.0
- Nicolás Acevedo 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Erick Pulga at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Fluminense: Fluminense vs Internacional Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Bahia: Bahia vs São Paulo Thursday 29 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Fluminense vs Bahia
What was the score in Fluminense vs Bahia?
Fluminense 0-0 Bahia (half-time 0-0), Brasileirão, Thursday 30 July 2026.
Who scored in Fluminense vs Bahia?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Fluminense vs Bahia correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Fluminense vs Bahia?
Ronaldo, rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Fluminense vs Bahia?
R. Claus.
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