Fluminense vs Bahia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th August 2024

Fluminense enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bahia swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 19th in the table Fluminense have amassed 17 points after 19 matches. On 32 points, Bahia rank seventh with 19 matches played this season.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Sunday as both Fluminense and Bahia are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Fluminense have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly five goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.5 goals per game, in which they conceded eight goals, or 0.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Bahia are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Bahia claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

Bahia beat Fluminense twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively.

Fluminense vs Bahia Prediction

Fluminense Form

In their last three matches, Fluminense beat Palmeiras by 1-0 and Red Bull Bragantino by 0-1, before losing against Juventude by 3-2. Fluminense only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Maracana in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Bahia Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Bahia could do with a win again. Against Atletico GO, they finished even 1-1, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with Internacional. Another 1-1 stalemate against Botafogo RJ followed. Bahia managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in eight.

For whatever reason, Bahia and Fluminense usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Bahia recorded two wins from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected eight points. They scored seven goals while conceding seven. Fluminense claimed four wins, five draws as well as ten defeats in the Serie A this season. Bahia enjoy a record of nine wins, five draws and six defeats in the Serie A.

Fluminense vs Bahia Squads

Fluminense Squad

Menezes 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):

Fabio (0/19), Felipe Alves (0/0), Gustavo Ramalho (0/0), Vitor Eudes (0/0), Antonio Carlos (0/10), Diogo Barbosa (0/14), Esquerdinha (0/0), Felipe Andrade (0/6), Guga (0/4), Ignacio (0/0), Manoel Messias (0/7), Marcelo (1/11), Thiago Silva (0/3), Alexsander Gomes (0/12), Andre (0/8), Arthur Wenderroscky (0/0), Felipe Melo (0/6), Gabriel Pires (0/5), Ganso (3/17), Isaac (0/0), Jhon Arias (1/10), Martinelli (1/18), Nonato (0/0), Renato Augusto (1/11), Samuel Xavier (0/14), Thiago Santos (0/10), Vinicius Lima (2/11), Alexandre Jesus (0/0), David Terans (0/7), German Cano (2/15), Jan Franc Lucumi (0/0), John Kennedy (0/14), Kaua Elias (3/12), Keno (0/11), Kevin Serna (0/0), Lele (0/0), Marquinhos (0/15).

Bahia Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bahia. The 51 year-old Rogerio Ceni will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adriel Ramos (0/0), Danilo Fernandes (0/0), Gabriel Souza (0/0), Marcos Felipe (0/20), Tiago Gomes (0/0), Cicinho (0/6), Gabriel Xavier (0/18), Gilberto Junior (1/12), Iago (0/4), Kanu (0/14), Luciano (1/20), Marcos Victor (0/0), Nicolas Acevedo (0/0), Santiago Arias (0/9), Victor Leandro Cuesta (0/6), Vitor Hugo (0/0), Biel (0/0), Caio Alexandre (2/19), Carlos De Pena (0/19), Cauly (2/20), David Duarte (1/1), Diego Rosa (0/0), Everaldo (6/19), Everton Ribeiro (0/20), Gabriel Teixeira (0/0), Jean Lucas (3/19), Rezende (0/15), Ricardo Goulart (0/0), Sidney (0/0), Thaciano (4/19), Yago (0/3), Ademir Santos (1/17), Lucas Aruba (0/0), Luciano Rodriguez (0/1), Rafael Ratao (1/6).

Fluminense vs Bahia Team News

Fluminense might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bahia. Fluminense have to alter their line-up, as both German Cano, Marcelo and Martinelli get a day in the shade.

Fluminense vs Bahia Lineups

Fluminense vs Bahia H2H

Bahia beat Fluminense twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. Fluminense won five times, while Bahia won five times of their last ten encounters, meaning not a single one of these ended in a stalemate. The home win gets you odds at 21/20 with the bookmakers, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 5/2.

Fluminense vs Bahia Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Fluminense took on Bahia. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/4 with the bookies.

Fluminense vs Bahia Betting Tips

Fluminense claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Bahia won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Maracana since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Fluminense. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Bahia.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Fluminense managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Bahia averaging 1.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fluminense, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bahia's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.