📊 Form Guide

Internacional

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Internacional prepare for this game after a 0-0 Copa Sudamericana draw against Real Tomayapo.

Their most recent results show that huge efforts have been put in by the Internacional rearguard. Internacional have been stingy, with the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past 6 games standing at 2.

Bahia

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In their previous fixture, Bahia drew 2-2 in the Copa do Brasil match with Caxias do Sul.

For Bahia, goals were scored by Caio Alexandre (5' Own goal), Cauly (20') and Thaciano (40'). Robinho (89') was the scorer for Caxias do Sul. The game was won 6-5 by Bahia on penalties.

Demonstrating their appetite for eventful encounters, we’ve seen goals 25 times in the previous 6 matches in which Bahia have taken to the field, making it a mean average of 4.17 goals per meeting. Opposition teams have hit 8 of those goals. We will have to see if that trend can be sustained in this game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head clashes dating back to 06/09/2020 shows us that Internacional have won 4 of these games & Bahia 1, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

In all, 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 9 of them for Colorado and 4 netted by Tricolor de Aço. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Serie A match day 27 on 19/10/2023 which ended up with the score at Bahia 1-0 Internacional.

On that occasion, Bahia had 47% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer was Biel (44').

Internacional got 12 shots on goal with 1 on target.

The referee was Marcelo de Lima Henrique.

ℹ️ Team News: Internacional

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the Internacional gaffer Eduardo Coudet to be concerned with due to a largely intact group. Ivan (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.

It seems likely that Colorado look set to use a 4-4-2 formation, utilising Sergio Rochet, Fabricio Bustos, Fernando, Vitão, Rene, Mauricio, Thiago Maia, Bruno Gomes, Wanderson, Lucas Alario and Rafael Borre.

ℹ️ Team News: Bahia

From a largely healthy squad, there is only the one fitness problem for the Bahia manager Rogério Ceni to be concerned about. Nicolás Acevedo (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

There’s a good chance that Tricolor de Aço seem likely to play in a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for Marcos Felipe, Santiago Arias, Kanu, Víctor Cuesta, Rezende, Thaciano, Caio Alexandre, Jean Lucas, Everton Ribeiro, G. Teixeira Biel and Cauly.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Internacional look likely to get the goals that they need when they play Bahia, who might well find it difficult finding the net themselves.

We can therefore see a 2-0 winning margin for Internacional by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 21:09 13/04/2024