With their 1 point advantage in the league table, Bahia fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Grêmio.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Bahia form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Bahia have to build on here at Arena Fonte Nova in the Serie A.
The home team returns to Arena Fonte Nova after being equal after 90 minutes with Internacional (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Flamengo (3-5).
Clayson was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Internacional after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Atlético GO are coming to town in three days.
The Bahia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Bahia have conceded 7 from these games.
Grêmio form and stats
Playing away, Grêmio have won 0 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the Serie A this season. Grêmio are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Atlético GO (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against Sport Recife was the result prior to that, in a home game.
A new game in only three days for Grêmio, the Serie A home match versus Fortaleza. Busy days.
The attacking power of Grêmio when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bahia four wins, two draws and Grêmio four victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Costa Marinho 3 goals |   E. Aquino Cossa 2 goals | J. Ferreira Junior 1 goals |
Bahia missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Bahia | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 86% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | 47 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 42 | 113 |
| 35 | 19 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 29% | 37% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 23% | 15% |
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grêmio have scored away.
- Bahia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bahia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Grêmio have not yet lost a game away.
- Grêmio have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Grêmio have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Santos | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Ceará | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Sport Recife | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Bahia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Athletico PR | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Grêmio | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Goias | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 5 |