Match preview: 10 points divide the teams up until now, Bragantino on top. Can Bahia upset the odds?
- Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Serie A
- Bragantino have the most points from losing position (11) in Serie A
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Bragantino have to travel 1900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bahia form and stats
The Serie A stats at home this season for Bahia are 4-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Bahia travelled for their previous game, a trip to Santos that ended 0-0. Germán Conti, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Conti won 4 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Fortaleza.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 twelve games. Bahia has won five of these, drawn one and lost six.
The Bahia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bahia defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bragantino form and stats
Bragantino have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games.
The manager M. Nogueira Barbieri was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid. Bragantino suffered a 1-2 loss to Chapecoense (placed 20th). Fabrício Bruno was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Bruno hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels. Bragantino were so close to getting something from the game against Chapecoense, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.
A draw for Bragantino before that, at their own venue hosting Atletico Mineiro (1-1).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Bragantino in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Bragantino, two draws and three defeats.
After this away game Bragantino return home for a Copa Sudamericana game against Libertad. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Bragantino has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Bragantino as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier on this campaign: Bragantino - Bahia 3-3. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Bahia, three draws and four wins for Bragantino. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 8 goals |   Y. Oliveira dos Santos 7 goals |  H. Rodallega Martínez 4 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 32 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 89% |
| 70% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 74% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 25% | 30% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 25% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 40% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 63% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 44% | 32% |
| 45% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 16% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 14 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.2 | 13.5 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 34% |
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Serie A
- Bragantino have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Bragantino have the most points from losing position (11) 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Atletico PR | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Ceara | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Internacional | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Juventude | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Bahia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | América Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Gremio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 10 |