All you need to know about the Bahia - Vasco da Gama game:

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Thu 05.December
Match begins: 22:15 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (48000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie A table so far. Here's the Bahia - Vasco da Gama latest:

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.

Vasco da Gama have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Bahia are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Vasco da Gama is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Bahia form and stats

7 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Bahia have to build on here at Arena Fonte Nova in the Serie A. Bahia are slowly digging their own grave here at Arena Fonte Nova with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Botafogo match.

Happy days for Bahia in their previous game, a Serie A match away at CSA (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Bahia drew at home versus Atletico Mineiro.

Bahia are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Fortaleza awaits in three days.

Bahia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. Bahia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Fonte Nova in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Vasco da Gama are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie A against Cruzeiro (placed 17th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sao Paulo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

A new game in only three days for Vasco da Gama, the Serie A home match versus Chapecoense. Busy days.

Vasco da Gama have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Vasco da Gama have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Vasco da Gama - Bahia 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 1 - 4 (Bahia wins - draws - Vasco da Gama wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Vasco da GamaMarrony
Marrony
5 goals
Vasco da GamaTiago Reis
Tiago Reis
4 goals
Vasco da GamaYago Pikachu
Yago Pikachu
3 goals

Bahia missing players

Vasco da Gama missing players

Bahia Vasco da Gama
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
12 7 1 Won W 3 5 12
12 7 3 Drew D 1 6 11
12 4 1 Lost L 1 7 13
42 23 8 Scored S 5 18 37
40 17 8 Conceded C 3 22 43
86% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
64% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 64%
36% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 39% 39%
22% 17% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
14% 17% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
50% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 53%
39% 39% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 28%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 39% 28%
 
4.9 5.6 6.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5
5.5 4.9 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.4 5.6 5.6
1.8 1.5 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.7
5 3 1 Red Cards R C 1 2 3
 
460 258 74 Total Shots T S 62 200 447
154 89 23 Shots on Target S O 16 68 144
27% 26% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 36 27 6 3 80 32 18 16 2 0 50 17 18 11 4 3 30 15 48 87
2 Santos 36 21 8 7 56 32 18 13 4 1 40 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 24 71
3 Palmeiras 36 19 11 6 54 31 18 12 4 2 35 12 18 7 7 4 19 19 23 68
4 Grêmio 36 18 8 10 60 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 24 62
5 Atletico PR 36 17 9 10 50 32 18 11 3 4 25 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 60
6 Sao Paulo 36 15 12 9 35 28 18 9 6 3 21 11 18 6 6 6 14 17 7 57
7 Internacional 36 15 9 12 41 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 18 5 3 10 15 22 5 54
8 Corinthians 36 13 14 9 40 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 18 3 7 8 16 21 8 53
9 Fortaleza 36 14 7 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 18 4 5 9 24 32 0 49
10 Goias 36 14 7 15 42 57 18 10 3 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 14 36 -15 49
11 Bahia 36 12 12 12 42 40 18 7 7 4 23 17 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 48
12 Vasco da Gama 36 12 11 13 37 43 18 7 5 6 19 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -6 47
13 Atletico Mineiro 36 12 9 15 42 47 18 9 2 7 26 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -5 45
14 Botafogo 36 13 3 20 30 42 18 9 1 8 18 16 18 4 2 12 12 26 -12 42
15 Fluminense 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 6 6 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 42
16 Ceara 36 10 8 18 35 39 18 8 6 4 23 13 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 38
17 Cruzeiro 36 7 15 14 27 42 18 5 8 5 13 15 18 2 7 9 14 27 -15 36
18 CSA 36 8 8 20 23 53 18 6 5 7 16 22 18 2 3 13 7 31 -30 32
19 Chapecoense 36 6 10 20 27 51 18 3 5 10 13 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -24 28
20 Avai 36 3 10 23 17 56 18 1 8 9 10 24 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 19

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.