Bahia vs Juventude Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th July 2024

Juventude could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Bahia on Friday. Their current position in the Serie A standings naturally favours Bahia, but Juventude won't be short on motivation.

Bahia approach round 14 as number 4 in the Serie A table with 24 points on their account so far. With 13 rounds behind them, Juventude have amassed 16 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.

With both Bahia and Juventude coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Bahia step into their next home match this coming Friday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 11 goals against. That is an average of 1.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Juventude scored 12 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Bahia played Juventude. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Bahia vs Juventude Prediction

Bahia Form

In their last three matches, Bahia beat Cruzeiro by 4-1 and Vasco da Gama by 2-1, before losing against Sao Paulo by 3-1. Bahia took six wins in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, as they scored 11 and let in three goals.

Bahia are among the title candidates in the Serie A again this season, and first place is still within reach.

Juventude Form

It is all or nothing with Juventude, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 3-1 against Palmeiras, before beating Flamengo 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Fortaleza. Juventude came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to six.

Juventude had their sights set on the Serie A title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both Bahia and Juventude scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.

Bahia took 12 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to three wins after scoring ten times and conceding seven. Juventude fought their way to one wins and four points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in ten goals. Bahia claimed seven wins, three draws as well as three defeats in the Serie A this season. Juventude are looking at four wins, four draws and four defeats in the Serie A.

Bahia vs Juventude Squads

Bahia Squad

Rogerio Ceni will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Juventude from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Adriel Ramos (0/0), Danilo Fernandes (0/0), Gabriel Souza (0/0), Marcos Felipe (0/13), Tiago Gomes (0/0), Cicinho (0/4), Gabriel Xavier (0/12), Gilberto Junior (1/6), Kanu (0/9), Luciano (0/13), Marcos Victor (0/0), Nicolas Acevedo (0/0), Ryan Santos (0/0), Santiago Arias (0/7), Victor Leandro Cuesta (0/4), Vitor Hugo (0/0), Biel (0/0), Caio Alexandre (2/13), Carlos De Pena (0/12), Cauly (1/13), David Duarte (0/0), Diego Rosa (0/0), Everaldo (5/13), Everton Ribeiro (0/13), Gabriel Teixeira (0/0), Jean Lucas (1/13), Rezende (0/11), Ricardo Goulart (0/0), Thaciano (3/12), Yago (0/2), Ademir Santos (1/12), Lucas Aruba (0/0), Oscar Estupinan (3/9), Rafael Ratao (1/3).

Juventude Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Juventude players that the manager Roger Machado will choose from for the upcoming game:

Gabriel (0/11), Lucas Wingert (0/0), Mario (0/0), Mateus Claus (0/1), Renan (0/0), Alan Ruschel (0/7), Caique (0/11), Danilo Boza (1/11), Ewerthon Ewerthon (0/0), Joao Lucas (0/11), Joao Vitor (0/0), Lucas Freitas (0/2), Mateus Schaffer (0/0), Rodrigo Sam (1/6), Romercio (0/0), Ze Marcos (0/8), Bill (0/5), Edson Carioca (0/0), Ewerton (1/5), Gabriel Inocencio (0/0), Guilherme Gehring (0/0), Jadson (1/10), Jean (3/7), Kelvi (0/0), Lucas Barbosa (4/11), Luis Oyama (0/4), Mandaca (2/10), Nene (0/11), Peixoto (0/0), Rildo (0/6), Erick Farias (2/12), Gilberto (0/9), Kleiton (0/1), Marcelinho (0/9), Rafael Pinna (0/0), Ruan (0/5), Thiaguinho (0/4), Vitor Goncalves (0/0), Werik Popo (0/5).

Bahia vs Juventude Team News

Bahia are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Juventude. For their upcoming match in round 14, Bahia are unable to call upon Santiago Arias, who is suspended.

Juventude have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Bahia at Bahia's stadium. Jadson is suspended from the Juventude squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Bahia vs Juventude Lineups

Bahia vs Juventude H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Bahia played Juventude. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Bahia have a 33% win rate against Juventude, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 2-2-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bahia vs Juventude Results

In three of the previous six matches between Bahia and Juventude both teams scored.

Bahia vs Juventude Betting Tips

Mandaca shows decent form right now for Juventude, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bahia, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Oscar Estupinan also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Bahia won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Juventude won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing five. Bahia kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Juventude have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

In the last six encounters between Bahia and Juventude over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Bahia averaged 1.17 goals a game. Juventude scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bahia, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Juventude, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.