📊 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-1 Copa Libertadores losing effort in their last game against Internacional.

In that game, Bahia managed 65% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bahia was Jean Lucas (54'). On the other side, Internacional had 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Vitinho (58') and Rafael Borré (77') scored for Internacional.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Bahia have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Bahia have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals in the process.

Their prior results show that Bahia:

• have not emerged victorious against São Paulo in their last 4 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 7 league matches at home.

São Paulo

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São Paulo will go into the match following on from a 2-1 Copa Libertadores win with the eclipse of Talleres in their most recent game.

In that game, São Paulo managed 50% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. For São Paulo, the scorers were Sabino (26') and Luciano (84'). Talleres got 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Federico Girotti (39') scored for Talleres.

The numbers tell their own story, and São Paulo have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals overall. Defensively, São Paulo certainly have room for improvement. Historical results aside, we must now wait to see whether that pattern will be replicated in this upcoming match.

Leading up to this clash, São Paulo:

• remain unbeaten by Bahia when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 7 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 10/07/2021 tells us that Bahia have won 1 of them and São Paulo 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between them in this period, with 2 of them from Tricolor de Aço and 8 being from Tricolor Paulista. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was Serie A match day 32 on 06/11/2024 when the final score was Bahia 0-3 São Paulo.

On that day, Bahia had 52% possession and 24 shots on goal with 6 of them on target.

For their opponents, São Paulo got 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Luiz Gustavo (41'), Wellington Rato (66') and Lucas Moura (90') scored.

The referee was Alex Gomes Stefano.

📋 Team News: Bahia

André Dhominique (Cruciate ligament injury), Rezende (Lumbar vertebra problems), Erick (Hamstring injury) and Kanu (Muscle injury) will be missing for Bahia boss Rogério Ceni.

We think that Tricolor de Aço will probably opt for a 4-3-3 formation for this game featuring Marcos Felipe, Gilberto, David Duarte, Santi Ramos Mingo, Luciano Juba, Caio Alexandre, Everton Ribeiro, Jean Lucas, Cauly, Luciano Rodríguez and Erick Pulga.

🗞️ Team News: São Paulo

São Paulo boss Luis Zubeldía has some current player fitness concerns. Ferreirinha (Foot injury), Lucca (ankle sprain), Ruan (Knee problems), Igor Vinícius (Lumbar vertebra problems), Marcos Antônio (Hamstring injury), Jonathan Calleri (Cruciate ligament injury), Cédric Soares (Calf problems), Oscar (Thigh problems), Lucas Moura (Knee bruise) and Luiz Gustavo (Lung contusion) will not be playing here.

We believe Tricolor Paulista will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Rafael, Nahuel Ferraresi, Robert Arboleda, Alan Franco, Enzo Díaz, Pablo Maia, Damián Bobadilla, Cedric Soares, Luciano, Lucas Ferreira and Ryan Francisco.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, São Paulo have the firepower to get a goal against this Bahia team, however that probably won’t quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Bahia after 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.

Victor Martins, 21:02 31/05/2025