The league table is allowed to rest as Bahia and Athletico PR battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Round of 16 leg of two fixtures.
These teams have little in common geographically as Athletico PR have to travel 2400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie A game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Coritiba. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa do Brasil.Home games in the Serie B have been a walk in the park for Bahia so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The Bahia supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Arena Fonte Nova: A 0-1 defeat against Chapecoense. Danielzinho (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.33/10. Danielzinho hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 66 successful passes (of 79 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Operario PR.This is expected to be a close game, with Bahia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bahia as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Bahia has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Novorizontino are coming to town in three days.
The Bahia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Bahia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the final against Atletico Mineiro.The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
It's the second away game in a row for Athletico PR, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Coritiba last time out. The end of the last match, against Coritiba, was very satisfying as Khellven scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Bento (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.03. Bento topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Athletico PR before that, at their own venue hosting Corinthians (1-1).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Athletico PR in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Athletico, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
After this away game Athletico PR return home for a Serie A game against Bragantino. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Athletico PR have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Bahia wins - draws - Athletico PR wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Cardoso da Cruz 6 goals |   H. Rodallega Martínez 4 goals |  M. Terans Pérez 2 goals |
Bahia missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Bahia | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 29 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.4 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Bahia | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Gremio | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Tombense | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Brusque | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Operario PR | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Criciuma | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Londrina | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | CRB | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 13 | Chapecoense | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Ituano | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Novorizontino | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | CSA | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Nautico | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Guarani | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Internacional | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Ceará | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Goiás | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Juventude | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
