Low-Block Fortress
Fluminense
Fluminense handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 43.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Shots blocked
- 2
- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 1
Serie A · Matchday 28
Corinthians
Gustavo Henrique 56'
1 – 3
FT
HT 0–1
Fluminense
Hulk 27', 76'
K. Serna 90'
Serie A
Matchday 28Corinthians1–3Fluminense
2.44
Expected goals
2.38
27′56′76′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: COR 2.44, FLU 2.38.
Match report
Corinthians 1-3 Fluminense
Fluminense saw off Corinthians 3-1 at Neo Quimica Arena in Serie A. Hulk opened the scoring for Fluminense on 27', Henrique levelled for Corinthians on 56', Hulk added his second on 76' and Serna made it 3-1 to Fluminense on 90'.
Expected goals finished Corinthians 2.44, Fluminense 2.38. Corinthians held 57.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Fluminense graded out for low-block fortress — 43.0% possession and 2 shots blocked. Fluminense graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 6 saves and 2.44 faced xg.
Hulk came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.0 for Fluminense from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 38 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Fluminense conceding the most free-kicks (22).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
57%Possession43%
20Shots10
2.44xG2.38
What the numbers say
6 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
Fluminense
Fluminense's goalkeeper kept them in it — 6 saves against 2.44 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 2.44
- Conceded
- 1
Wasteful Finishing
Corinthians
Corinthians created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.44 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.44
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.44
Better Chances
Fluminense
Fluminense did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.24 xG per attempt against 0.12.
- xG per shot
- 0.24
- Opponent
- 0.12
- Shots
- 10 v 20
Timeline
Memphis Depay
Foul
🟨20'
📺24'
Hulk · Goal confirmed
⚽27'
Hulk — assist: L. Acosta
Matheuzinho
Foul
🟨35'
🟨44'
Samuel Xavier
Time wasting
🟨45+6'
Martinelli
Foul
Half-time
Gui Negao ↑ I. Machado ↓
🔄46'
Gustavo Henrique
⚽56'
🔄59'
Julio Fidelis ↑ Samuel Xavier ↓
🔄59'
PH Ganso ↑ L. Acosta ↓
André Luiz
Foul
🟨61'
🟨62'
Agustín Canobbio
Foul
🟨64'
Júlio Fidelis
Foul
🟨71'
Nonato
Foul
🔄76'
Hercules ↑ Nonato ↓
🔄76'
Riquelme Felipe ↑ A. Canobbio ↓
⚽76'
Hulk — assist: PH Ganso
J. Lingard ↑ Andre ↓
🔄80'
Pedro Raul ↑ M. Depay ↓
🔄81'
🔄87'
R. Castillo ↑ Hulk ↓
M. Pereira ↑ Breno Bidon ↓
🔄88'
⚽90'
K. Serna — assist: Martinelli
Match info
Kickoff
VenueNeo Quimica Arena, Sao Paulo
RefereeR. Abatti
CompetitionSerie A
Season2026
RoundMatchday 28
StatusMatch Finished