📊 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-0 Serie A victory versus Grêmio.

In that match, Bahia had 60% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bahia was Everaldo (17'). Gremio got 3 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Bahia have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.

They’ve totted up the amount of 15 during that time while also conceding a total of 8. However, time will tell whether the trend will continue on in this match.

Criciuma

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Criciuma will go into the match following a 0-4 Serie A win in the defeat of Vasco da Gama in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Criciuma managed 42% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. For Criciuma, goals were scored by Fellipe Mateus (32', 47'), Yannick Bolasie (55') and Higor Meritão (69'). Vasco da Gama had 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

In 5 of the previous six clashes featuring Criciuma, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that period works out to just 2, with the average goals for Tigrão standing at 1.17.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 26/05/2013 shows us that Bahia have won 2 of them & Criciuma 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined sum of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Tricolor de Aço and 6 being from Tigrão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 29 on 08/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Criciuma 0-0 Bahia.

That day, Criciuma managed 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

For their opponents, Bahia had 6 shots on goal with 0 on target.

ℹ️ Team News: Bahia

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the sole fitness concern for the Bahia manager Rogério Ceni to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Nicolás Acevedo (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: Criciuma

Due to a fully healthy group to choose from, the Criciuma manager Claudio Tencati does not have any fitness worries at all before this match.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Bahia should score at least once when they come up against Criciuma, who may well struggle to score themselves.

We can therefore see a 2-0 margin for Bahia after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 21:06 30/04/2024