The home team stadium regulars anticipate three points in this match, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a struggling visitor. Athletico PR are in 7th spot while the guesting Bahia fret at 18th.
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bahia have to travel 2400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Athletico PR form and stats
The Serie A statistics playing at home this season for Athletico PR are 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Athletico has recorded two wins in a row here at Arena da Baixada, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
It's back home for Athletico, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Atletico GO away with the result 2-0. Marcinho and David Terans found the net in that victory. The attacking player David Terans was declared "man of the match" for Athletico PR with the rating of 8.24/10. Terans scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Flamengo.Athletico PR are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Chapecoense awaits in four days.
The Athletico fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Athletico's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-3-7 (12 played). Bahia seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There might be some fixture complaints from Bahia as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Serie A match against Corinthians (1-3). It is a bit troubling for Bahia that their goalie Mateus Claus pulled off eight saves in the Corinthians match, but still couldn't save them from a defeat. The attacker Gilberto got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Gilberto scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Bahia manager D. Dabove faced defeat when travelling to Internacional and losing 0-2.A new game in only three days for Bahia, the Serie A home match versus Palmeiras. Busy days.
The attacking power of Bahia when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bahia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the contenders met previously this campaign; Bahia - Athletico PR 2-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Athletico won six, Bahia triumphed in three and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 9 goals |   M. Terans Pérez 5 goals |  H. Rodallega Martínez 5 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Bahia missing players
| Athletico PR | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 31 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| 96% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 74% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 74% |
| 61% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 48% |
| 17% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 9% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 52% | 73% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 43% |
| 22% | 18% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 30% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 16.3 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 36% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 30% |
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bahia have the most conceded goals (21) away in Serie A
- Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Internacional | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceará | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Juventude | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Gremio | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Bahia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 12 |