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The Serie A clash at Estádio do Maracanã on Thursday will see home team Fluminense lock horns with Bahia.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Fluminense v Bahia are shown on this page - along with the latest match odds.
Fluminense go into this game after a 1-1 Serie A drawn result versus Grêmio.
In that game, Fluminense managed 54% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Fluminense was Hulk (65'). Gremio had 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Caito (89') scored for Grêmio.
It has been seldom in recent games where Fluminense have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Fluminense have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 5 goals along the way. Even so, time will tell if the trend might be replicated in this upcoming match or not.
Pre-game facts show that Fluminense:
In their previous game, Bahia drew 1-1 in the Serie A match with Corinthians.
In that match, Bahia managed 60% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Bahia was Duarte (45'). Corinthians had 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Fabrizio Angileri (8') was the scorer for Corinthians.
Bahia have had no problems opening up opposition defences leading up to this encounter, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Bahia can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same clashes.
Leading up to this clash, Bahia:
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 04/08/2024 shows us that Fluminense have won 3 of these & Bahia 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.
In all, 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Tricolor and 5 belonging to Tricolor de Aço. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
The previous league match featuring the two was Serie A match day 2 on 05/02/2026 when it ended Bahia 1-1 Fluminense.
In that game, Bahia had 42% possession and 19 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Cristian Olivera (78').
For their opponents, Fluminense had 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Kennedy (20') scored.
The match was refereed by Matheus Delgado Candançan.
We think that Tricolor will possibly go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Fabio, Guga, Thiago Silva, Juan Pablo Freytes, Rene, Hercules, Martinelli, Agustín Canobbio, Luciano Acosta, Kevin Serna and Hulk.
It’s our belief that Tricolor de Aço appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup with a starting lineup of Ronaldo, Roman Gomez, Kanu, Santi Ramos Mingo, Luciano Juba, Rodrigo Nestor, Jean Lucas, Nicolás Acevedo, Ademir Santos, Alejo Veliz and Erick Pulga.
For this match, we think that Fluminense will, in all likelihood, have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
However, Bahia could well find it tough to score but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be hitting back at some stage here.
Accordingly, we see a fairly comfortable 3-1 margin for Fluminense at the end of this one.
Regarding the current betting odds on the win-draw-win market, the win for Fluminense is available for 1.71, going for a drawn result is 3.7 & selecting the win for Bahia can be had at 4.75. They’re the best market prices being offered at present.
Renata Leite, 17:04 28/07/2026
🏟️ Team Focus:
Fluminense
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã (78,838)
Captain: Fábio Lopes Maciel
Chairman: Mattheus Montenegro
Manager: Luis Zubeldía
Competitions: Serie A position 4, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16)
⭐ Key Man: Kennedy
Normally taking up the Striker position, Kennedy was born in Itaúna, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Fluminense in the 2021 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 9 league goals in this Série A 2026 campaign to date in 18 appearances.
| Bahia |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Bahia |
| Fluminense |
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Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Fluminense |
| Bahia |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Bahia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 44 | DWWWL |
| 2 |
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19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 38 | DLWWD |
| 3 |
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20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | DWWWW |
| 4 |
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20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 | WLDDD |
| 5 |
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20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 31 | WWWDD |
| 6 |
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20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | LWWDD |
| 7 |
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20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 29 | DLWDW |
| 8 |
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20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 28 | WLWDW |
| 9 |
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20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | LWWWD |
| 10 |
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20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 27 | WWLLD |
| 11 |
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20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 27 | DWDWL |
| 12 |
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20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | LDLLD |
| 13 |
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20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 26 | WLWDL |
| 14 |
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20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 22 | LLWLD |
| 15 |
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20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 22 | DWLLD |
| 16 |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 21 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 21 | LLLLD |
| 18 |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 21 | WLWLW |
| 19 |
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19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 20 | LWLWD |
| 20 |
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20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -22 | 10 | LLLLD |
| Grêmio |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Red Bull Bragantino |
| Cruzeiro |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Deportivo La Guaira |
| Mirassol |
|
Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Bolívar |
| Bahia |
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Corinthians |
| Atlético Mineiro |
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Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Chapecoense |
| Bahia |
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Botafogo |
| Coritiba |
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Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Grêmio |
| Fluminense |
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Red Bull Bragantino |
| Fluminense |
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São Paulo |
| Fluminense |
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Vitoria |
| Fluminense |
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Chapecoense |
| Fluminense |
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Flamengo |
| Fluminense |
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Corinthians |
| Atlético Mineiro |
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Bahia |
| Coritiba |
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Bahia |
| São Paulo |
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Bahia |
| Flamengo |
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Bahia |
| Mirassol |
|
Bahia |
| Remo |
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Bahia |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| Time first goal scored | 45 |
| Time first goal conceded | 53 |
| Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.7 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Time first goal scored | 40 |
| Time first goal conceded | 29 |
| Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 5 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
| John Kennedy | 11 |
| Luciano Acosta | 5 |
| Agustín Canobbio | 5 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 5 |
| Hércules | 4 |
| Luciano Juba | 7 |
| Everaldo | 4 |
| Willian José | 4 |
| David Duarte | 3 |
| Erick | 3 |
| Fluminense |
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Bahia |
| Vasco da Gama |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Vasco da Gama |
| Botafogo |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Independiente Rivadavia |
| Fluminense |
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Palmeiras |
| Independiente Rivadavia |
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Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Remo |
| Atletico PR |
|
Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Vasco da Gama |
| Fluminense |
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Bahia |
| Bahia |
|
Vasco da Gama |
| Chapecoense |
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Bahia |
| Vitoria |
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Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Internacional |
| Red Bull Bragantino |
|
Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Remo |
| Atletico PR |
|
Bahia |
| Palmeiras |
|
Bahia |
| Bahia |
|
Mirassol |
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