Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th July 2023

Athletico Paranaense look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Bahia. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Serie A lately.

Athletico Paranaense are 11 in the rankings with 20 points after 14 matches played , whereas Bahia rank 16 in the Serie A on 13 points.

Athletico Paranaense need a good result here against Bahia, if they wish to climb the Serie A table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Independencia.

Athletico Paranaense scored 13 goals, conceded 13 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bahia average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 1.6 per game, for a total of 16 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring two times.

Bahia got the better of Athletico Paranaense in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Prediction

Athletico Paranaense Form

Athletico Paranaense endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Flamengo, before Fortaleza won 1-0, while Flamengo claimed all three points in a 0-2 win. Athletico Paranaense claimed four wins in their last six Serie A matches at the Independencia. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored ten goals.

Not many experts saw Athletico Paranaense as a team for a top half finish this season, but currently they are well ahead of said expectations.

Bahia Form

In their previous three matches, Bahia drew 1-1 with Gremio, 1-1 with Cuiaba and 1-1 with Gremio. Bahia only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to three.

Bahia entered the season hunting for a title, however they find themselves far off track at this stage.

Athletico Paranaense need the support of their home crowd at Independencia after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Athletico Paranaense recorded ten points following three wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored eight goals, but also conceded four. Athletico Paranaense enjoy a record of six wins, two draws and six defeats in the Serie A this season. Bahia enjoy a record of three wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Squads

Athletico Paranaense Squad

Carvalho will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bahia from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Bento Krepski (0/13), Emersonn (0/0), Gabriel Pereira (0/0), Leonardo Linck (0/1), Mycael (0/0), Arthur Zanella (0/0), Derik (0/0), Fernando (0/0), Joao Pedro (0/0), Joao Vitor (0/0), Kaique Rocha (0/0), Khellven (0/10), Leonardo (0/0), Lucas Esquivel (0/0), Madson (0/10), Matheus Felipe (0/4), Murilo (0/0), Pedrinho (0/4), Thiago Heleno (0/12), Vialle (0/0), Vinicius Kaue (0/2), Ze Ivaldo (0/0), Alex Santana (0/0), Ataide (0/0), Bryan Garcia (0/1), Christian Cardoso (3/12), Erick (1/11), Fernandinho (0/0), Hugo Moura (0/0), Joao Pedro (0/0), Leo Cittadini (0/5), Marlos (0/0), Pedro Henrique (1/11), Reinaldo (0/0), Tomas Cuello (0/9), Vitor Bueno (1/10), Agustin Canobbio (0/0), Dudu (0/0), Jaja (0/0), John Mercado (0/0), Jonathan (0/0), Julimar (0/0), Luciano Arriagada (0/2), Marcelo Cirino (0/3), Matheus (0/0), Pablo (1/8), Renan (0/0), Romulo Cruz (0/5), Thiago (0/0), Vitor Roque (0/0), Willian (0/0).

Bahia Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Bahia head coach Paiva will select from for his starting XI:

Danilo Fernandes (0/1), Marcos Felipe (0/13), Mateus Claus (0/1), Tiago Gomes (0/0), Andre Dhominique (0/2), Cicinho (0/6), Gabriel Xavier (0/6), Gilberto Junior (0/0), Jhoanner Chavez (0/10), Kanu (0/12), Marcos Victor (0/0), Matheus Bahia (0/3), Nicolas Acevedo (0/12), Raul (0/0), Ryan Santos (0/7), Vitor Hugo (0/0), Biel (0/0), Cauly (0/13), David Duarte (1/8), Diego Rosa (0/7), Everaldo (2/11), Everton (0/0), Gabriel Teixeira (2/7), Lucas Mugni (0/4), Patrick Verhon (0/1), Rezende (0/12), Ricardo Goulart (0/0), Thaciano (0/0), Yago (0/6), Ademir Santos (0/0), Arthur Sales (1/9), Kayky (2/9), Vinicius Alessandro (0/0), Vitor Jacare (0/0).

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Team News

Athletico Paranaense are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Bahia.

Marcelo Cirino sit this one out for Athletico Paranaense due to an injury.

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Lineups

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia H2H

Bahia celebrated a 0-2 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Independencia on Sunday? Athletico Paranaense seem to have a great read on Bahia, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Serie A. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Bahia come visiting Athletico Paranaense. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 2/3 with the bookies.

Athletico Paranaense vs Bahia Betting Tips

Kayky shows decent form right now for Bahia, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletico Paranaense, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Vitor Roque also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Athletico Paranaense claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing two. Bahia won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew four and lost four of these matches. Athletico Paranaense claimed four wins without conceding a goal in their last 10 matches at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Athletico Paranaense managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Bahia averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Athletico Paranaense’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bahia's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.