Bahia will be wanting a better result here following the 2-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Internacional.
In that match, Bahia managed 48% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bahia was Biel (70\'). At the other end, Internacional had 17 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Wesley (72\') and Fernando (83\') scored for Internacional.
Over their prior six games, Rogério Ceni\'s Bahia have hit the back of the net a combined total of 12 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match equal to 2.
In their last fixture, Fluminense drew 2-2 in the Serie A tie with Red Bull Bragantino.
In that match, Fluminense had 69% possession and 26 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The only player to score for Fluminense was Lima (45\', 68\'). Red Bull Bragantino had 16 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Eduardo Sasha (47\') and Thiago Borbas (52\') scored for Red Bull Bragantino.
During their six latest matches, Fernando Diniz\'s Fluminense have slotted home a total of 7 times thus yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.
Going into this encounter, Fluminense have not won against Bahia when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 11/10/2020 shows that Bahia have won 2 of these games and Fluminense 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.
10 goals were produced between them in these games, with 4 for Tricolor de Aço and 6 created by Tricolor. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The previous league game between the two was Serie A match day 31 on 31/10/2023 and the score finished Bahia 1-0 Fluminense.
On that occasion, Bahia had 44% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Everaldo (40\').
On the other side, Fluminense got 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
The referee was Edina Alves Batista.
Team News: Bahia
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Bahia manager Rogério Ceni to be concerned with due to a largely intact set of players. Nicolás Acevedo (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out.
We think that Tricolor de Aço should employ a 4-3-3 system for the game, beginning the first half with Marcos Felipe, Santiago Arias, Kanu, Víctor Cuesta, Luciano Juba, Rezende, Caio Alexandre, Jean Lucas, Everton Ribeiro, Oscar Estupiñán and Thaciano.
Team News: Fluminense
Thanks to a largely available group of players, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Fluminense boss Fernando Diniz to be concerned about. Calegari (Knee surgery) won’t be in action.
We reckon that Tricolor might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Fabio, Samuel Xavier, Manoel, Martinelli, Diogo Barbosa, André Trindade, Vinícius Lima, Jhon Arias, Ganso, Marquinhos and Germán Cano.
Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Fluminense are dangerous enough to put a goal past this Bahia outfit, however it might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Bahia at the end of the match. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.
