📏 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia will be hoping to bounce back here after the 3-2 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Coritiba.

In that match, Bahia managed 56% possession and 14 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for Bahia was Everaldo (91'). On the other side, Coritiba got 13 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Tiago Coser (26' Own goal), Melo (56'), Joaquín Lavega (65') and Lopes (68') scored for Coritiba.

Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Bahia have participated. Opposing sides scored 12 of them in this period whereas Bahia amassed a tally of 9.

Coming into this meeting, Bahia are without a home win in the past 4 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Botafogo

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Botafogo head into the game following a 1-3 Copa Sudamericana win over Caracas in their previous game.

In that match, Botafogo had 54% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For Botafogo, goals were scored by Ramos (36' Own goal, 61'), Toledo (72') and Joaquín Correa (90'). At the other end, Caracas had 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

The stats tell the story, and Botafogo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 6 goals in total. Defensively, Botafogo have clearly had some problems. We shall soon see whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.

Analysis of their past results shows that Botafogo:

• have left without a victory over Bahia when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 away league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 05/05/2024 tells us that Bahia have won 3 of them & Botafogo 1, with the tally of drawn results being 2.

A sum of 10 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from Tricolor de Aço and 4 being from Fogão. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was Serie A match day 26 on 02/10/2025 when it finished Botafogo 2-1 Bahia.

On that day, Botafogo had 51% possession and 15 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Santiago Rodríguez (27') and Jeffinho (46').

At the other end, Bahia got 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Nestor (55') scored.

The match was refereed by Felipe Fernandes de Lima.

ℹ️ Team News: Bahia

It’s our opinion that Tricolor de Aço will possibly line up in a 4-3-3 formation in the match, beginning the first half with Ronaldo, Roman Gomez, David Duarte, Kanu, Iago Borduchi, Jean Lucas, Erick Carvalho, Everton Ribeiro, Ademir Santos, Willian José and Erick Pulga.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Botafogo manager Franclim Carvalho has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Júnior Santos (Foot injury), Kaio (Knee problems), Bastos (Muscle injury), Allan (Torn thigh muscle) and Nathan Fernandes (Inflammation of ligaments in the knee) will miss out on this game. Joaquín Correa cannot play in this game through suspension.

From our viewpoint, Fogão could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Neto, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Alex Telles, Cristian Medina, Huguinho, Lucas Villalba, Alvaro Montoro, Santiago Rodríguez and Arthur Cabral.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Botafogo will really need to work well to get anything against this Bahia team who we reckon should gain the upper hand.

We therefore fancy a good tussle with a 1-0 advantage for Bahia at the conclusion of the game.

Victor Martins, 20:03 30/05/2026