📏 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia will be hoping for a better result after the 3-0 Serie A losing effort in their last game against Cruzeiro.

In that match, Bahia had 60% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Cruzeiro had 14 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Lucas Romero (45') and Kaio Jorge (65', 76') scored for Cruzeiro.

Bahia haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have claimed a sum of 8 during that time while also conceding a total of 5. We will have to find out if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Bahia:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Ceará in their previous 2 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Ceará

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Ceará will go into this meeting following a 2-1 Serie A win versus Vasco da Gama in their last match.

In that game, Ceará had 36% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ceará was Pedro Raul (29', 81'). Vasco da Gama had 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Pablo Vegetti (92') was the scorer for Vasco da Gama.

Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Ceará have amassed a tally of 11 goals. Ceará have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 7 goals scored by their opponents.

Analysis of their past results shows that Ceará:

• remain undefeated by Bahia when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 08/06/2019 shows that Bahia have won 1 of these and Ceará 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

An aggregate of 12 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Tricolor de Aço and 8 being from Vovô. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was Serie A match day 23 on 27/10/2021 which ended up with the score at Bahia 1-1 Ceará.

That time, Bahia had 54% possession and 13 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Gilberto (57').

On the other side, Ceará had 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Stiven Mendoza (54') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa.

ℹ️ Team News: Bahia

Gabriel Xavier (Calf injury), Kanu (Muscle injury), Iago (Thigh problems), Michel Araújo (Hamstring injury), Ronaldo (Hamstring injury) and Santiago Arias (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for Bahia manager Rogério Ceni.

📋 Team News: Ceará

Ceará boss Leo Condé has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Pedro Henrique (Knee injury), Richard (Achilles tendon rupture), Richardson (Heel spur), Luiz Otávio (Torn knee ligaments), Nicolas (Adductor injury), Bruno Tubarão (Thigh problems) and Fernandinho (Shoulder injury) will miss out on this game.

🧠 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Ceará will have to perform well to see themselves scoring against this Bahia side who will likely win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

We’re therefore anticipating a very even contest with a 1-0 advantage for Bahia at the end of this game.

We’ll see what happens.

Lucas Pereira, 22:11 21/04/2025