Bahia vs Goias Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia head into this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Copa do Brasil tied result vs Santos.

In that match, Bahia managed 38% possession and 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Santos had 5 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Over their prior six fixtures, Renato Paiva's Bahia have hit the back of the net a combined total of 10 times, an average number of goals per match of 1.67.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Bahia:

• have not been beaten in the league by Goias in their previous 2 matches.
• haven't beaten Goias in their previous 5 matches in the league.

Goias

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Goias come into this meeting following a 2-1 Serie A win vs Botafogo in their previous game.

In that match, Goias had 47% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Goias, the scorers were Bruno Melo (45') and Maguinho (57'). Botafogo had 17 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Tiquinho Soares (33') was the scorer for Botafogo.

The stats tell the story, and Goias have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. At the back, Goias have been far from perfect. That kind of pattern might not be sustained into this next game, however.

A look at their previous results shows us that Goias:

• are undefeated by Bahia in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 5 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 09/08/2014 tells us that Bahia have won 1 of them and Goias 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

A sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 of them from Tricolor de Aço and 12 being from Verdão. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Serie A match day 35 on 06/02/2021 when the final score was Bahia 3-3 Goias.

On that occasion, Bahia had 47% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Gilberto (26'), Gabriel Novaes (45') and Alesson (79').

On the other side, Goias got 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Fernandão (19', 95') and Vinícius Lopes (49') scored.

The match was refereed by Rafael Traci.

🗞️ Team News: Bahia

Raul Gustavo (Knee Injury), Danilo Fernandes (Knee Injury), Marcos Victor (Knee Injury) and Matheus Bahia (Hamstring Injury) are not available for Bahia boss Renato Paiva. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Kanu and Rezende.

In all likelihood, Tricolor de Aço should employ a 3-4-3 formation for this game, utilising Marcos Felipe, Gabriel Xavier, David Duarte, Vitor Hugo, Vítor Jacaré, Thaciano, Cauly, Ryan Carlos, Ademir Santos, Everaldo and G. Teixeira Biel.

📰 Team News: Goias

Thanks to a completely injury-free group available to select from, the Goias boss Emerson Ávila doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all before this match.

We are inclined to think that Verdão could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, choosing Tadeu, Maguinho, Lucas Halter, Bruno Melo, Sander, Zé Ricardo, Willian Oliveira, Diego, Julian Palacios, Alesson and Matheus Peixoto.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Bahia will most probably create the chances to score more than once when they come up against Goias, who may well find it hard scoring a goal of their own.

We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Bahia at full-time.

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Lucas Pereira, 00:48 16/05/2023