📊 Form Guide

Cruzeiro

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Cruzeiro head into this match after a 1-1 Serie A stalemate versus São Paulo.

In that game, Cruzeiro managed 43% possession and 14 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Cruzeiro was Kaio Jorge (65'). São Paulo got 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Ferreira (52') was the scorer for São Paulo.

It has not been often in recent games where Cruzeiro haven’t conceded. The facts show that Cruzeiro have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 9 goals during that time.

Heading into this fixture, Cruzeiro have not registered a win against Bahia in their last 2 league games.

Bahia

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In their last game, Bahia drew 1-1 in the Serie A tie with Mirassol.

In that match, Bahia had 57% possession and 17 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Bahia was Erick Pulga (40'). For their opponents, Mirassol had 5 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Gabriel (17') scored for Mirassol.

For 5 of the prior six games involving Bahia, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell works out to just 2.17, with the average goals for Tricolor de Aço equalling 1.33. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Taking a look at their past results, Bahia:

• have left without a victory over Cruzeiro in games played away from home for the previous 7 matches in the league. Not good at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 09/04/2022, there has been little to separate the clubs with Cruzeiro winning 2 of those games, Bahia 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 of them from Celeste and 9 netted by Tricolor de Aço. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 30 on 19/10/2024 and the score finished Cruzeiro 1-1 Bahia.

In that game, Cruzeiro managed 49% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gabriel Veron (61').

Bahia got 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Luciano Rodríguez (82') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Flavio Rodrigues de Souza.

📋 Team News: Cruzeiro

João Marcelo (Torn knee ligaments), Matheus Henrique (Meniscus injury), Japa (Inflammation of the biceps tendon in the thigh), Juan Dinenno (Cruciate ligament injury) and Yannick Bolasie (Knock) won’t be able to feature for Cruzeiro manager Leonardo Jardim.

🗞️ Team News: Bahia

Bahia manager Rogério Ceni has not got a full squad to pick from. Luciano Rodríguez (Muscle fatigue), Gabriel Xavier (Calf injury), Kanu (Muscle injury), Iago (Thigh problems) and Michel Araújo (Hamstring injury) are not able to play.

✨ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Bahia are certainly able to put a goal past this Cruzeiro side, although that possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.

Our tip is for a very close game with a 2-1 victory for Cruzeiro when all is said and done. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Lucas Pereira, 00:07 18/04/2025