Serie A preview: Can Bahia edge out victory against Juventude?

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 07.July
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Roberto Santos

Bahia have performed better than Juventude so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Juventude have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Serie A

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bahia and Juventude.

These teams have little in common geographically as Juventude have to travel 2900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Bahia form and stats

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Bahia are 2-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).

It's back home for Bahia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Chapecoense away with the result 2-0. Rodriguinho and Gilberto found the net in that victory. Defender Nino Paraíba got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.9/10. Paraíba hit one key pass and won 13 of 14 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to America Mineiro (3-4).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bahia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost four.

The manager L. Cavalcanti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sao Paulo in only four days.

Bahia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Roberto Santos with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Bahia have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Juventude form and stats

Playing away, Juventude have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Juventude, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Ceara (placed 7th). The attacker Marcos Vinicios got a match rating of 7.1 in that game. Vinicios dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Grêmio.

We have checked recent matches where Juventude have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were one victory, four draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético GO in just four days.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 5 goals have been conceded by Juventude in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Bahia victories, one draw and one Juventude win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BahiaG. Oliveira Souza Junior
G. Oliveira Souza Junior
7 goals
JuventudeM. Vieira Campos Peixoto
M. Vieira Campos Peixoto
5 goals
BahiaR. Costa Marinho
R. Costa Marinho
2 goals

Bahia missing players

Juventude missing players

Bahia Juventude
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 0 4 9
4 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 3 3
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
17 8 3 Scored S 0 3 7
13 6 0 Conceded C 0 5 11
89% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 89%
78% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 67%
67% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 33%
33% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 11%
33% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 22%
33% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 44%
22% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 44%
 
5.1 6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.8 3.3
6.9 6 9.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.2 6.1
3 2.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.1 14.2 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.2 8.8
4.3 4.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 2.9
44% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 27%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bahia have scored more than double the goals of Juventude.
  • Juventude have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Juventude have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Serie A
  • Juventude have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Serie A
  • Juventude have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Juventude 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 Bragantino 9 6 3 0 19 10 4 1 3 0 8 6 5 5 0 0 11 4 9 21
2 Atletico PR 8 6 1 1 16 7 4 3 1 0 7 4 4 3 0 1 9 3 9 19
3 Palmeiras 9 6 1 2 16 10 4 3 1 0 9 5 5 3 0 2 7 5 6 19
4 Atlético Mineiro 9 5 1 3 11 8 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 3 0 2 4 4 3 16
5 Fortaleza 9 4 3 2 14 9 4 3 1 0 10 4 5 1 2 2 4 5 5 15
6 Bahia 9 4 2 3 17 13 5 2 1 2 8 6 4 2 1 1 9 7 4 14
7 Ceara 9 3 4 2 11 10 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 0 3 1 2 4 1 13
8 Atlético GO 8 4 1 3 7 7 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 0 2 4 6 0 13
9 Fluminense 9 3 4 2 8 9 4 2 1 1 4 5 5 1 3 1 4 4 -1 13
10 Flamengo 7 4 0 3 9 6 5 3 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 12
11 Santos 9 3 3 3 9 9 5 3 2 0 7 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 0 12
12 Juventude 9 3 3 3 7 11 5 3 0 2 4 6 4 0 3 1 3 5 -4 12
13 Corinthians 9 2 5 2 7 7 5 1 2 2 4 5 4 1 3 0 3 2 0 11
14 Internacional 9 2 4 3 10 14 4 0 2 2 4 6 5 2 2 1 6 8 -4 10
15 America Mineiro 9 2 3 4 9 11 5 1 3 1 4 3 4 1 0 3 5 8 -2 9
16 Sport Recife 9 1 3 5 4 8 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 2 3 3 6 -4 6
17 Sao Paulo 9 0 5 4 5 11 4 0 3 1 4 5 5 0 2 3 1 6 -6 5
18 Cuiabá 7 0 4 3 4 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 4 0 3 1 2 3 -4 4
19 Chapecoense 9 0 4 5 8 17 4 0 1 3 1 7 5 0 3 2 7 10 -9 4
20 Grêmio 7 0 2 5 4 10 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 -6 2

Read more about Serie A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.