Home team Ball possession 46%

Away team Ball possession 54%

Home team Shots on target 3

Away team Shots on target 9

Home team Shots off target 5

Away team Shots off target 6

Home team Corner kicks 1

Away team Corner kicks 4

Home team Offsides 1

Away team Offsides 2

Home team Fouls committed 10

Away team Fouls committed 8

Home team Goals 1

Away team Goals 3

Home team Assists 1

Away team Assists 3

Home team Substitutions 3

Away team Substitutions 3

The 17th February Campeonato Gaucho clash between EC Novo Hamburgo and SC Internacional was dominated heavily by the visitors, even though they had slightly more ball possession (54% to 46%). Their influence was clearly seen in the number of their shots on target – they had 9 compared to the home team's 3. This significantly increased the pressure on EC Novo Hamburgo’s defense and resulted in SC Internacional scoring three goals.

SC Internacional turned their superior possession into more effective play in the final third. They also had 4 corner kicks to EC Novo Hamburgo's 1, giving them more opportunities to find that crucial breakthrough in the box.

Hamburgo struggled to challenge Internacional's keeper with only 3 shots on target and their only goal came from one of those attempts. The lack of attacking threat from the home side resulted in SC Internacional's defensive structure being hardly disturbed.

The game was fairly disciplined, with neither team receiving a card and fouls being relatively low, 10 committed by the home side and 8 by the away team. This factor, along with both teams doing an equal number of substitutions, suggests the game was primarily won and lost in the attacking third.

Both teams were caught offside minimally, with SC Internacional caught twice and EC Novo Hamburgo once. With each team making three substitutions, it appears that tactical changes didn’t significantly determine the outcome of the match.

The upshot of these statistics is that SC Internacional was the dominant and more efficient side. Their control of ball possession, superior shot numbers and more effective use of set pieces resulted in them scoring three times, sealing a comprehensive victory in this fixture.

In term of factors that most determined the outcome, it was the away team's ability to convert their possession and defensive solidity into more frequent and higher quality chances on goal. High-efficiency finishing paired with a more creative and structured attacking sequence consistently allowed SC Internacional to break through and secure a well-deserved victory.

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