📏 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Copa do Brasil victory versus Paysandu.

In that game, Bahia managed 68% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Bahia was Cauly (43'). On the other side, Paysandu got 15 shots at goal with 1 on target.

Their latest results show that much respect should be given to the Bahia rearguard. Bahia have been miserly, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 matches standing at 4.

Looking at their past form shows that Bahia:

• haven't lost in the league to Botafogo in their previous 2 matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 5 home league matches.

Botafogo

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Botafogo will go into the clash following a 4-0 Copa do Brasil win as they beat Capital DF in their most recent outing.

For Botafogo, the goals were scored by Alex Telles (12'), Igor Jesus (74'), Artur (76') and Rwan Cruz (90').

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games featuring Botafogo has become fairly consistent in recent matches. A glance at their last 6 games reveals that it has happened 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 5 and Botafogo have scored 8. We shall soon find out if that trend will be continued on here.

Their prior results show that Botafogo:

• have not been beaten by Bahia in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 24/04/2023, there has been little to separate the clubs with Bahia winning 2 of those games, Botafogo 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A combined sum of 12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for Tricolor de Aço and 7 created by Fogão. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.

The last league contest between these sides was Serie A match day 24 on 25/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Bahia 0-0 Botafogo.

That day, Bahia had 53% possession and 17 shots on goal with 7 of them on target.

Botafogo got 14 shots on goal with 5 on target.

The referee was Ramon Abatti.

📋 Team News: Bahia

Santiago Arias (Hamstring injury), Ronaldo (Hamstring injury) and Kanu (Muscle injury) aren’t available for Bahia boss Rogério Ceni.

We think that Tricolor de Aço could kick off with a 4-3-3 formation for the game featuring Marcos Felipe, Gabriel Xavier, David Duarte, Santi Ramos Mingo, Luciano Juba, Jean Lucas, Everton Ribeiro, Caio Alexandre, Ademir Santos, Willian José and Erick Pulga.

📋 Team News: Botafogo

Botafogo boss Renato Paiva has some current player fitness concerns. Marçal (Fitness), Bastos (Knee injury), Jefferson Savarino (Hamstring injury), Santiago Rodríguez (Leg injury), Matheus Martins (Hamstring injury) and Nathan Fernandes (Thigh problems) won’t be making appearances.

It’s our belief that Fogão could decide to elect for a 4-4-2 system, going with John, Vitinho, Jair Cunha, David Ricardo, Cuiabano, Artur, Marlon Freitas, Danilo Barbosa, Patrick de Paula, Gonzalo Mastriani and Igor Jesus.

🔮 Prediction

Botafogo have the firepower to put a goal past this Bahia lineup, however it probably shouldn’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be a 2-1 advantage for Bahia at full-time. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Andre Moura, 23:26 03/05/2025