A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Bahia and Santos know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16 clash.
These teams have little in common geographically as Santos have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bahia form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the round of 16.The total Serie A stats playing at home this season for Bahia are 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Bahia faced defeat in their previous match, away at Internacional (0-2). Cauly, an attacker, was the best player for the side in that match, scoring a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Cauly hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Goias that ended 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bahia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Bahia are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Fortaleza awaits in three days.
The Bahia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bahia defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Santos form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the round of 16.1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Santos playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Santos are looking to quickly end their 241 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
Two away games in a row for Santos, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Bragantino. It's not a good sign for Santos that their goalie Paulo pulled off seven saves in the Bragantino game, but still couldn't prevent a beating.
A defeat, in the Copa Sudamericana away at Audax Italiano, earlier. We have checked recent matches where Santos have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Internacional in just three days.
Santos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games. As opposed to that, Santos have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the result Santos - Bahia 0-0 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bahia three wins, two draws and Santos five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Stum 2 goals |  G. Teixeira Aragão 2 goals |   ?. Borges Damaceno 2 goals |
Bahia missing players
Santos missing players
| Bahia | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 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 | Botafogo | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
