Bahia are welcoming Botafogo for another important game after their 4-0 result against Melgar.
The hosts Bahia saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Copa Sudamericana. This match was also played here at Arena Fonte Nova. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Botafogo have had more rest.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Botafogo, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Bahia form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Bahia, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A, are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). Bahia has recorded two wins in a row here at Arena Fonte Nova, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Bahia supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Melgar in Copa Sudamericana and win 4-0. Heartbreak before that as Bahia lost 1-3 at Santos's place.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Bahia played a great game against Melgar and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The 4-0 win against Melgar was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bahia handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and four defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bahia, as the Serie A home game vs Fortaleza is only three days away.
The Bahia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Botafogo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 1 win, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cuiaba in their previous outing. The Copa do Brasil match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Ceara in the Serie A.
Botafogo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Botafogo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Botafogo - Bahia 1-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Bahia victories, one draw and five Botafogo wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Bahia missing players
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| Bahia | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 28 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 78% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 61% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 72% |
| 11% | 22% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 247 | 120 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 107 | 256 |
| 80 | 45 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 29 | 75 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 25% |
- Bahia has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Grêmio | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceara | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |