Match Report
Before the match
three goals for and 12 against accompanied Chapecoense's one draw and four defeats across five outings, a winless run. On 17 October, Chapecoense recorded a 1-0 defeat visiting Botafogo.
The 17 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Chapecoense with Botafogo. Chapecoense lost 0-1 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing at home against Paranaense (Brasileirão Série A), Chapecoense finished 1-4 on 12 October. Their score comprised one goal, against four from the opposition. 7 October: Chapecoense lost 0-4 against Vitória away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing four. Against Mineiro in Brasileirão Série A, Chapecoense scored one and conceded one on 19 September; the away from home result was 1-1. Chapecoense's at home game on 12 September (Brasileirão Série A) ended 1-2 against Internacional, with one goal for and two against.
Chapecoense: 20th, 18 points, 30 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
seven goals for and five against accompanied Fluminense's two wins and three defeats across five outings. On 22 October, Fluminense recorded a 1-0 win visiting Palmeiras; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Coritiba on 9 October.
22 October: Fluminense won 1-0 against Palmeiras away from home in Copa Libertadores, scoring one goal and allowing zero. Against Santos in Brasileirão Série A, Fluminense scored one and conceded two on 18 October; the at home result was 1-2. Fluminense's at home game on 15 October (Copa Libertadores) ended 1-2 against Palmeiras, with one goal for and two against. On 11 October, Flamengo faced Fluminense in Brasileirão Série A: Fluminense lost 0-1 away from home, having scored zero and conceded one. Brasileirão Série A, 9 October brought a home meeting with Coritiba; Fluminense won 4-0, a return of four goals scored and zero conceded.
Fluminense: 5th, 51 points, 31 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-1 home win for Fluminense on 26 April and a 3-0 home win for Fluminense on 10 December 2021.
After the match
Chapecoense edged past Fluminense 2-1 on 24 October 2026. Yannick Bolasie opened the scoring inside the first 9 minutes for Chapecoense, set up by Giovanni Augusto, to make it 1-0. Guga levelled it in the 30th minute for Fluminense, set up by Hulk, to make it 1-1. Chapecoense regained the lead through Giovanni Augusto 56 minutes into the game, set up by Túlio Oliveira, to make it 2-1. Camilo (37'), Yago Felipe (57') and Guilherme Arana (90') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Fluminense clearly the stronger side, by 200 rating points over Chapecoense, even though it was Chapecoense who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Chapecoense only a 19.9% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. Chapecoense: two yellow cards. Chapecoense made five changes. Túlio Oliveira entered for Chapecoense at 46 minutes and later provided an assist. The card tally for Fluminense was one yellow card. Fluminense made five changes.