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Fluminense host visiting rivals Bahia at Estádio do Maracanã in the Serie A clash on Thursday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Fluminense v Bahia can be found here (plus the best game odds).
Fluminense will play in this fixture after a 1-1 Serie A drawn match vs Grêmio.
In that game, Fluminense had 54% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Fluminense was Hulk (65'). At the other end, Gremio had 5 attempts on goal with 1 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 tie with Corinthians.
In that match, Bahia had 60% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Bahia was Duarte (45'). Corinthians had 5 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Fabrizio Angileri (8') scored 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:
Looking at their past head to head meetings dating back to 04/08/2024 shows that Fluminense have won 3 of these & Bahia 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 9 of them for Tricolor and 5 being from Tricolor de Aço. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.
The previous league match featuring the two was Serie A match day 2 on 05/02/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Bahia 1-1 Fluminense.
That time, Bahia managed 42% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Cristian Olivera (78').
On the other side, Fluminense got 13 shots at goal with 4 on target. Kennedy (20') scored.
The match was refereed by Matheus Delgado Candançan.
In all likelihood, Tricolor should go for a 4-2-3-1 system featuring Fabio, Guga, Thiago Silva, Juan Pablo Freytes, Rene, Hercules, Martinelli, Agustín Canobbio, Luciano Acosta, Kevin Serna and Hulk.
We reckon that Tricolor de Aço seem likely to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, giving starts to 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, 18:02 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Bahia |
| Bahia |
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Grêmio |
| Fluminense |
|
Red Bull Bragantino |
| Fluminense |
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São Paulo |
| Fluminense |
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Vitoria |
| Fluminense |
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Chapecoense |
| Fluminense |
|
Flamengo |
| Fluminense |
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Corinthians |
| Atlético Mineiro |
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Bahia |
| Coritiba |
|
Bahia |
| São Paulo |
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Bahia |
| Flamengo |
|
Bahia |
| Mirassol |
|
Bahia |
| Remo |
|
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 |
|
Fluminense |
| Fluminense |
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Remo |
| Atletico PR |
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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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