Bahia have come here for an action-packed fight against the hosts Vasco da Gama. Prepare for the match with this in-depth Serie A preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Bahia have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bahia could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only four sleeps ago.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The first Serie A game here at Estádio Nivaldo Pereira resulted in a draw. Last season Vasco da Gama's home game statistics were 4 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 6 games.
The spoils were shared in Vasco's previous game, also at home. Visiting Palmeiras (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Opportunity lost for Vasco da Gama in the Palmeiras match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Pec, a forward, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Pec scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times.
Before that match, a win away at Atletico Mineiro.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Vasco da Gama's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 2.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vasco da Gama at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Bahia form and stats
0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bahia in their Serie A matches away.
The club members enjoyed Bahia's previous fixture versus Volta Redonda, a Copa do Brasil win (4-0) played at home.
The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Botafogo.{1 goals} so far away for Bahia, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Vasco da Gama, two draws and five wins for Bahia. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Fortes Chaves 2 goals | P. Garay da Silva 1 goals |  A. Nascimento dos Santos 1 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Bahia missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 9.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 19.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 8.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Vasco da Gama | Last season | Bahia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 85% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 54% | ||
| 31% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 23% | ||
| 23% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 38% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 46% | ||
| 54% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 31% | ||
| 15% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 23% | ||
| 6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.9 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 11.5 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Internacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goiás | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Atletico PR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Gremio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Botafogo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Atletico Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Audax Rio | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Nova Iguacu | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Bangu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 10 | Madureira | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 9 |
| 11 | Boavista | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 6 |
| 12 | Resende | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -19 | 4 |
