Open game expected at Arena Pantanal: Cuiabá vs Bahia preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Pantanal (7000 seats)

Cuiabá are ready to forget the league table before this match against Bahia. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
  • Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Serie A

Bahia could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only three sleeps ago.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bahia, who are travelling more than 2500 kilometers to play this game.

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Cuiabá form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Cuiabá, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Serie A, have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Arena Pantanal.

An away draw last time out for Cuiabá, facing Internacional in a game that ended 0-0. João Lucas, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Lucas hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Corinthians with the scoreline 1-2.

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 Cuiabá have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost one.

The Cuiabá fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Cuiabá have conceded 10 from these games.

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Bahia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. It's looking increasingly bleak for Bahia who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Juventude was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The attacking players of Bahia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 371 minutes.

Juninho Capixaba and Rossi scored in Bahia's previous match, the home game against Atlético Mineiro that ended 2-1. Defender Juninho Capixaba was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Capixaba scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.

The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Sport Recife.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bahia playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were five Bahia wins, four draws and six defeats.

Bahia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bahia have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

BahiaG. Oliveira Souza Junior
G. Oliveira Souza Junior
7 goals
CuiabáE. Rodrigues Brandão
E. Rodrigues Brandão
5 goals
CuiabáJ. de Jesus Brito e Brito
J. de Jesus Brito e Brito
3 goals

Cuiabá missing players

Bahia missing players

Cuiabá Bahia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 4 Played P 2 6 14
2 1 1 Won W 1 2 5
7 2 2 Drew D 0 1 2
4 3 1 Lost L 1 3 7
13 7 7 Scored S 2 9 18
16 10 7 Conceded C 1 11 23
77% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
62% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 64%
46% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 57%
31% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 29%
54% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 36%
23% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 29%
46% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 43%
 
3.6 4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 5.2
3.5 3.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 7 5.6
2.2 3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 2.7
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.6 13.8 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.7 12.5
3.8 4.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.7 3.9
26% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 41% 33%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bahia have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Serie A
  • Bahia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Cuiabá have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Serie A
  • Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 14 10 2 2 25 12 7 6 1 0 15 7 7 4 1 2 10 5 13 32
2 Atlético Mineiro 14 10 1 3 21 10 7 5 1 1 14 5 7 5 0 2 7 5 11 31
3 Fortaleza 14 8 3 3 22 12 7 6 1 0 16 4 7 2 2 3 6 8 10 27
4 Bragantino 14 7 6 1 25 16 7 2 5 0 12 9 7 5 1 1 13 7 9 27
5 Flamengo 12 8 0 4 25 11 7 5 0 2 14 7 5 3 0 2 11 4 14 24
6 Athletico PR 13 7 2 4 21 15 6 4 2 0 11 7 7 3 0 4 10 8 6 23
7 Ceara 14 5 7 2 17 13 7 5 1 1 13 7 7 0 6 1 4 6 4 22
8 Santos 14 5 4 5 16 16 7 4 2 1 9 3 7 1 2 4 7 13 0 19
9 Atletico GO 14 5 4 5 12 15 7 2 3 2 5 6 7 3 1 3 7 9 -3 19
10 Bahia 14 5 2 7 18 23 8 3 1 4 9 12 6 2 1 3 9 11 -5 17
11 Corinthians 14 4 5 5 12 14 7 1 2 4 6 10 7 3 3 1 6 4 -2 17
12 Fluminense 13 4 5 4 10 12 6 2 2 2 4 6 7 2 3 2 6 6 -2 17
13 Juventude 13 4 4 5 9 14 7 4 1 2 6 7 6 0 3 3 3 7 -5 16
14 Internacional 14 3 6 5 12 18 7 1 3 3 5 8 7 2 3 2 7 10 -6 15
15 Sport Recife 14 3 5 6 8 11 6 1 2 3 2 4 8 2 3 3 6 7 -3 14
16 Cuiabá 13 2 7 4 13 16 6 1 2 3 7 10 7 1 5 1 6 6 -3 13
17 São Paulo 14 2 6 6 9 17 7 1 4 2 5 6 7 1 2 4 4 11 -8 12
18 America Mineiro 14 2 5 7 11 19 7 1 3 3 4 5 7 1 2 4 7 14 -8 11
19 Gremio 12 1 4 7 6 14 6 0 4 2 3 5 6 1 0 5 3 9 -8 7
20 Chapecoense 14 0 4 10 11 25 7 0 1 6 3 12 7 0 3 4 8 13 -14 4

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.