Serie A preview and data: Bahia - Fluminense at Arena Fonte Nova

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Tue 31.Oct
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (48000 seats)

Bahia are aiming to brush off the league table before this game vs Fluminense. Here's everything you need to know before the game!

Insights:
  • Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Fluminense have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bahia and Fluminense.

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Bahia form and stats

Bahia have collected 22 points from their Serie A home games so far after 6-4-4. Two home wins in a row for Bahia bring valid hopes of a third.

Ratão was the last player to score a league goal for Bahia and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bahia haven't scored in 180 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager Ceni led his Bahia to a defeat away at Palmeiras. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Arena Fonte Nova. Bahia's goalkeeper Felipe was extremely busy against Palmeiras, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cruzeiro (0-3).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bahia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 6 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Bahia are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Gremio awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Bahia in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 14 league matches. Bahia have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Fluminense form and stats

There's been little loot from Fluminense's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Serie A. Fluminense only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Fluminense have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Fluminense play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Atletico Mineiro (placed 6th). Defender Marlon was the best team player with a rating of 7.01. Marlon won 2 of 3 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 5-3 vs Goias.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fluminense playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Fluminense manager Silva as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Boca Juniors.

Fluminense have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent past meeting featuring both these teams is the Fluminense - Bahia 2-1 played not long ago this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Bahia won three, Fluminense were winners in five and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseG. Cano
G. Cano
7 goals
BahiaE. Stum
E. Stum
6 goals
FluminenseV. Moreira de Lima
V. Moreira de Lima
6 goals

Bahia missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bahia Fluminense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 3 Played P 5 14 30
9 6 2 Won W 1 2 13
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
14 4 0 Lost L 3 10 11
37 23 5 Scored S 7 14 42
42 15 2 Conceded C 10 26 40
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
70% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 77%
50% 57% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 43%
23% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 23%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 13%
47% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 36% 43%
27% 36% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 14% 30%
37% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 30%
 
5.5 6.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5.1 6
4.9 4.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.6 5.6
2.5 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 3.2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
13.3 15.9 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 17 13.9 14.6
4.4 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.2 5.8
28% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 19% 24%
 
12.9 11 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 17.1 14.2
5.5 4.6 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.6 4.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 29 18 5 6 45 19 15 11 2 2 29 8 14 7 3 4 16 11 26 59
2 Palmeiras 30 15 8 7 48 24 15 10 2 3 26 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 24 53
3 Bragantino 29 14 10 5 41 26 15 9 4 2 23 10 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 52
4 Gremio 30 15 5 10 50 45 15 11 2 2 30 14 15 4 3 8 20 31 5 50
5 Flamengo 29 14 8 7 43 34 13 7 4 2 18 9 16 7 4 5 25 25 9 50
6 Atletico Mineiro 30 14 7 9 36 23 15 7 3 5 18 13 15 7 4 4 18 10 13 49
7 Atletico PR 30 13 10 7 45 35 16 9 6 1 29 18 14 4 4 6 16 17 10 49
8 Fluminense 30 13 6 11 42 40 16 11 4 1 28 14 14 2 2 10 14 26 2 45
9 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
10 Cuiaba 30 11 7 12 31 32 15 4 6 5 18 17 15 7 1 7 13 15 -1 40
11 Sao Paulo 30 10 9 11 35 35 15 10 2 3 26 13 15 0 7 8 9 22 0 39
12 Internacional 30 10 8 12 35 38 15 7 3 5 25 19 15 3 5 7 10 19 -3 38
13 Cruzeiro 29 9 10 10 28 24 15 4 5 6 9 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 4 37
14 Corinthians 30 8 13 9 36 37 15 5 9 1 22 15 15 3 4 8 14 22 -1 37
15 Bahia 30 9 7 14 37 42 14 6 4 4 23 15 16 3 3 10 14 27 -5 34
16 Santos 30 9 7 14 34 54 15 6 5 4 25 23 15 3 2 10 9 31 -20 34
17 Goias 30 7 11 12 32 44 15 4 7 4 18 21 15 3 4 8 14 23 -12 32
18 Vasco da Gama 30 8 7 15 30 42 15 6 2 7 17 17 15 2 5 8 13 25 -12 31
19 Coritiba 30 6 5 19 34 64 14 3 3 8 14 22 16 3 2 11 20 42 -30 23
20 America Mineiro 30 4 7 19 36 64 15 4 1 10 17 29 15 0 6 9 19 35 -28 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 29 18 5 6 45 19 15 11 2 2 29 8 14 7 3 4 16 11 26 59
2 Palmeiras 30 15 8 7 48 24 15 10 2 3 26 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 24 53
3 Bragantino 29 14 10 5 41 26 15 9 4 2 23 10 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 52
4 Gremio 30 15 5 10 50 45 15 11 2 2 30 14 15 4 3 8 20 31 5 50
5 Flamengo 29 14 8 7 43 34 13 7 4 2 18 9 16 7 4 5 25 25 9 50
6 Atletico Mineiro 30 14 7 9 36 23 15 7 3 5 18 13 15 7 4 4 18 10 13 49
7 Atletico PR 30 13 10 7 45 35 16 9 6 1 29 18 14 4 4 6 16 17 10 49
8 Fluminense 30 13 6 11 42 40 16 11 4 1 28 14 14 2 2 10 14 26 2 45
9 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
10 Cuiaba 30 11 7 12 31 32 15 4 6 5 18 17 15 7 1 7 13 15 -1 40
11 Sao Paulo 30 10 9 11 35 35 15 10 2 3 26 13 15 0 7 8 9 22 0 39
12 Internacional 30 10 8 12 35 38 15 7 3 5 25 19 15 3 5 7 10 19 -3 38
13 Cruzeiro 29 9 10 10 28 24 15 4 5 6 9 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 4 37
14 Corinthians 30 8 13 9 36 37 15 5 9 1 22 15 15 3 4 8 14 22 -1 37
15 Bahia 30 9 7 14 37 42 14 6 4 4 23 15 16 3 3 10 14 27 -5 34
16 Santos 30 9 7 14 34 54 15 6 5 4 25 23 15 3 2 10 9 31 -20 34
17 Goias 30 7 11 12 32 44 15 4 7 4 18 21 15 3 4 8 14 23 -12 32
18 Vasco da Gama 30 8 7 15 30 42 15 6 2 7 17 17 15 2 5 8 13 25 -12 31
19 Coritiba 30 6 5 19 34 64 14 3 3 8 14 22 16 3 2 11 20 42 -30 23
20 America Mineiro 30 4 7 19 36 64 15 4 1 10 17 29 15 0 6 9 19 35 -28 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.