Chapecoense end winless run before trip to Bragantino
A 2-1 win over Fluminense lifted Chapecoense to 21 points, but the bottom club still carries a -31 goal difference into Wednesday 28 October.
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Chapecoense won a league match for only the fourth time this season, beating Fluminense 2-1 at home on Saturday 24 October. The result ended a run of four games without a victory and moved the club to 21 points from 31 matches.
It changes very little about the table. Chapecoense remain 20th, and the arithmetic behind that position is unforgiving: 32 goals scored, 63 conceded, a goal difference of -31. No other side in the division is close to that number.
The home and away split explains most of it. At home Chapecoense have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. On the road it is 1 win, 4 draws and 11 losses. One away victory in 31 attempts is the record of a team that has spent the season defending.
Next comes a trip to Bragantino on Wednesday 28 October, matchday 33. The hosts sit far above them in the standings, and Chapecoense's away form offers little reason for optimism. A point would be a result.
For context, Flamengo lead the division on 70 points with a goal difference of +37, followed by Palmeiras on 69. At the other end, the gap between Chapecoense and safety is the story of their season. Four wins in 31 games is not a slump. It is the whole campaign.
Can one home win against Fluminense really shift anything? The form line reads DLLLW, with the single win at the end of it. The 1W streak is real, and so is the -31. Both travel to Bragantino.