The standings reveals that 9 points split the pair of rivals in this Serie B fixture. Bahia hold both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 CRB.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Arena Fonte Nova. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Bahia are returning here after visiting Guarani and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Nascimento and Ignácio scored the goal(s). Midfielder Danielzinho was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Danielzinho served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 24 total).
Some goal stats: A review of the 15 most recent league games reveals that 12 of them had goals from both sides.
There will be little rest for Bahia after this match as they are travelling to Cruzeiro for a Serie B game in only four days.
Bahia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Bahia have only let in 4 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
CRB form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, CRB have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far. CRB has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
CRB played 1-1 against Brusque in their previous match. Midfielder Longuine was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Longuine hit four key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
Prior to that result CRB won their away game at Operario PR. The scoreline was 3-2.A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's most recent 11 league matches have had two goals or less.
A new game in only four days for CRB, the Serie B home match versus Novorizontino. Busy days.
The attacking power of CRB when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. CRB's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Bahia won five, CRB were winners in zero and we saw five draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  H. Rodallega Martínez 4 goals |   A. Alves Erculano 4 goals |  R. Vinicius Carvalho Longuine 2 goals |
Bahia missing players
CRB missing players
| Bahia | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 6% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 22% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 28% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 13.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 24% |
| 12.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.1 | 14.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bahia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- CRB have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- CRB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Bahia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Sampaio Corrêa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Tombense | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Criciúma | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | CRB | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Londrina | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Brusque | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Operario PR | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Ituano | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | CSA | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Nautico | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Guarani | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
