It's the Copa do Nordeste: Bahia and CRB face off

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Thu 23.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (48000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bahia & CRB face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!

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 CRB.

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Bahia form and stats

Bahia participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached the group stage.

41 points is a decent return from 19 Serie B games here at Arena Fonte Nova for Bahia. The data says 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. On the other hand, in the Copa do Nordeste, Bahia has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Bahia's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Itabuna. The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Fluminense PI (Copa do Nordeste). The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bahia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Bahia are traveling soon after this match as the Baiano 1 match at Jacuipense awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Bahia in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 19 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Bahia have conceded only 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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CRB form and stats

CRB was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the semi-finals last season.

CRB have only collected 18 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 5-3-11 (19 played). When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 3W-4D-0L. This is both home and away.

CRB had fun at their own home (Arena Fonte Nova) last time out, beating Coruripe 3-1.

Before that one, the victory at home against Operario MS in the Copa do Brasil (5-0). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by CRB in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for CRB, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting CRB as they have only managed to score 14 times from 19 away games in the league. CRB have conceded 28 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bahia have pulled off a sequence of 16 consecutive matches without defeat (10-6-0) when facing CRB.

The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 14 red cards from the last ten duels.

Bahia missing players

CRB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bahia CRB
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
13 6   Won W   6 16
6 4   Drew D   4 6
6 1   Lost L   2 3
33 18   Scored S   15 42
31 12   Conceded C   10 20
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   75% 88%
68% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 68%
48% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 60%
24% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 24%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
56% 73%   BTTS BTTS   50% 60%
20% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 32%
24% 9%   Failed to Score F T   42% 20%
 
6.3 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 4.3
3.2 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.3
2.4 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   1 5
 
12.2 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 11.2
4.4 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4.2
30% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 40%
 
7.8 7.2   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 9.9
3.2 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.8

  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 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Corrêa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Corrêa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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