Cruzeiro know they are in for a back-breaking trip to Bahia and their Arena Fonte Nova. This article has all the details you require ahead of the fixture.
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (9) away in Serie A
These teams have little in common geographically as Cruzeiro have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an animated game!
Bahia form and stats
1-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Bahia so far this season.
Everaldo was the last player to score a league goal for Bahia and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bahia haven't scored in 245 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Bahia, facing Fortaleza in a game that ended 0-0. Midfielder Cicinho was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Cicinho hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.
A 1-1 scoreline against Santos (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) before that, played at home in the Copa do Brasil. 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 0 and lost 3.
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.
Cruzeiro form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Cruzeiro, who have the most scored goals (9) away in Serie A, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Atletico Mineiro with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Defender William was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. William hit four key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
The match before that was the Copa do Brasil-duel against Gremio, a home loss (0-1). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Cruzeiro in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Cruzeiro, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Cruzeiro have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. It's not easy to score on Cruzeiro as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Bahia won two, Cruzeiro were winners in four and we saw four draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 3 goals |   E. Stum 2 goals |  G. Teixeira Aragão 2 goals |
Bahia missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Bahia | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 22% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 7.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 17.8 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 25% |
| 11.9 | 11.8 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
- All of Bahia's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Cruzeiro's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bahia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cruzeiro have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (9) away in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cruzeiro 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 | Botafogo | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Gremio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Santos | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Bahia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Goias | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 3 |
