This Monday (18), Esquadrão Tricolor and Alvinegro Praiano face each other for the 24th round of the Brasileirão Série A. Thus, the game takes place at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, the capital of Bahia; starting at 8pm (Brasília time). Next, check out our tips for guessing Bahia x Santos.
Bahia x Santos prediction: important facts
- Bahia has not lost any of its last five home games;
- Santos comes from three consecutive defeats in the competition;
- Bahia has the fifth worst defense in the championship, with 31 goals conceded;
- Santos has the third worst attack in the competition, with 21 goals scored;
- Bahia scored 26% of their goals between 15 and 30 minutes of the first half of games;
- Santos’ top scorer is striker Marcos Leonardo, with eight goals scored.
Bahia x Santos prediction: best odds and markets
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Bahia x Santos prediction: our selection of the best bets
Do both teams score? NO
To begin with, we are dealing here with two very different retrospectives: while Bahia tends to be a merciless home team, Santos appears to be an almost harmless visitor. In other words, translating into numbers, Bahia scored nine goals in their last three games at Arena Fonte Nova; while Santos have not scored a goal in their last three games away from Vila Belmiro.
Therefore, the suggested tip given this data is “Both teams don’t score”, in this guess Bahia x Santosfor the Brasileirão Série A.
Total goals scored: Under 2.5 goals
Although Bahia has played great games at home in the last few rounds, the tricolor team’s performance is not the most encouraging. Thus, the Squadron has a discreet average, with 1.17 goals/game. On the visiting side, Santos’ numbers are even lower: the black and white team has just 0.91 goals/game.
Therefore, we recommend “Under 2.5 goals” in the sum of the final score of this prediction Bahia x Santosfor the Brasileirão Série A 2023.
First to score: Bahia
In this market, the odds count heavily in favor of the home team. After all, we are talking about a team that scored almost a quarter of its goals between 15 and 30 minutes of the first half of matches. Combined with the fact that Santos should seek a more cautious stance away from home, opting to go on the counterattack.
With that, we suggest the home team as the first to score in this Bahia x Santos prediction, for the Brasileirão Série A.
Bahia x Santos: the current form of the teams
Bahia
Bahia went through a very tumultuous phase in the final stretch of Portuguese Renato Paiva’s work. After a bad start to the championship, the tricolor team struggled to stay away from the Z4. Without convincing the board and fans, the Portuguese coach ended up leaving command of the Squadron.
That said, Bahia brought a new name to fill the position: Rogerio Ceni. The new coach pleased the players, board and fans; and he started very well in charge of the team. Away from home, they beat Coritiba 4 x 2 at Couto Pereira. This round’s triumph left Bahia with 25 points, in 15th place in the Brasileirão Série A table.
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Vasco da Gama
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EC Bahia
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Atletico Mineiro
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Bahia’s probable lineup: Marcos Felipe; Gilberto, Kanu, Vitor Hugo and Camilo Candido; Yago Felipe, Thaciano and Léo Cittadini; Ademir, Rafael Ratão and Vinícius Mingotti. Technician: Rogerio Ceni.
Santos
Alvinegro from the beach is going through an acute crisis at this point in the competition. With just one win in the last five games, Santos plummeted down the table. The terrible performance caused the downfall of yet another Santos coach. This time, coach Diego Aguirre was fired, being the third to play for Peixe in this Brasileirão season.
The last result was the last straw for Aguirre’s downfall. In the middle of Vila Belmiro, he was run over by Cruzeiro; who won 3 x 0 against the Santos team. It was the third consecutive defeat for Peixe, who are fighting to get out of the relegation zone. At this moment, Santos has 21 points, opening the Z4 of the Brasileirão in 17th position.
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Santos
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Probable Santos lineup: João Paulo; Júnior Caiçara, João Basso, Messias and Dodô; Nonato, Soteldo and Jean Lucas; Lucas Braga, Mendoza and Marcos Leonardo. Technician: Marcelo Fernandes (interim).
Bahia x Santos – Lineups
Lineups are announced approximately 1 hour before the start of the game.
Final prediction for Bahia x Santos
Finally, the forecast for this clash in the 24th round of the Brasileirão is largely favorable to the home team. With a great recent performance and motivated by a good result in the last round, Bahia should triumph against Santos; which is going through one of the worst crises in the history of the São Paulo club. Therefore, we recommend the home team’s triumph in this Bahia x Santos prediction.
