Sao Paulo vs Bahia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th July 2023

The spotlight is on both Sao Paulo and Bahia, as the Serie A rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Sunday in the at Morumbi.

Sao Paulo approach round 17 as number six in the Serie A table with 25 points on their account so far. With 16 rounds behind them, Bahia have amassed 14 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Sao Paulo looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Bahia. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Sao Paulo go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Bahia are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 12 times, an average of 1.2 per game. They managed three clean sheets in of these.

Bahia won 1-0 the last time, they faced Sao Paulo, who won the match before that, when Sao Paulo claimed a 1-0 win.

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Prediction

Sao Paulo Form

Sao Paulo have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Santos. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Cuiaba, before handing over all three points in a 2-1 defeat against Corinthians. Sao Paulo won five of their last six Serie A matches at Morumbi, scoring 13 and conceding seven along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Bahia Form

Bahia have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Gremio, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Athletico Paranaense, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Corinthians. In their last six Serie A away matches, Bahia failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring two while also conceding ten times.

Sao Paulo disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Morumbi, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Sao Paulo took 14 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 16 times and conceding nine. Bahia claimed one win and three points in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored five times in these matches, but also conceded nine goals. Sao Paulo have a record of seven wins, four draws and five defeats in the Serie A this season. Bahia so far pulled off three wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Serie A.

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Squads

Sao Paulo Squad

The 61-year-old Sao Paulo manager, Dorival Junior, will select the lineup against Bahia from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Felipe Alves (0/0), Jandrei (0/1), Mathias Leandro (0/0), Rafael (0/15), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/0), Igor Vinicius (0/0), Joao Moreira (0/0), Lucas Beraldo (1/10), Matheus Belem (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (0/0), Nathan Mendes (1/4), Patryck (0/4), Rafinha (0/12), Rai Ramos (0/4), Robert Arboleda (0/11), Welington (0/1), Alisson (0/16), Caio Paulista (0/14), David (2/8), Diego (0/8), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Gabriel Falcao (0/0), Gabriel Neves (1/11), Giuliano Galoppo (0/0), Jhegson Mendez (0/6), Luan Santos (0/7), Pablo Maia (2/13), Palmberg (0/0), Pedrinho (0/0), Rafael (0/0), Rodrigo Huendra (0/8), Rodrigo Nestor (1/13), Thalles (0/0), Alexandre Pato (1/2), Caio Matheus (0/0), Erison (0/0), Gabriel Maioli (0/0), Jonathan Calleri (6/13), Juan (1/10), Luciano Neves (4/15), Luizinho (0/0), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Michel Araujo (0/0), Wellington Rato (0/14).

Bahia Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bahia players that the manager Renato Paiva will choose from for the upcoming game:

Danilo Fernandes (0/1), Marcos Felipe (0/15), Mateus Claus (0/1), Tiago Gomes (0/0), Andre Dhominique (0/3), Camilo Candido (0/0), Cicinho (0/8), Gabriel Xavier (0/8), Gilberto Junior (0/0), Jhoanner Chavez (0/10), Kanu (0/14), Marcos Victor (0/0), Matheus Bahia (0/5), Nicolas Acevedo (0/14), Raul (0/0), Ryan Santos (0/9), Vitor Hugo (0/0), Biel (0/0), Cauly (0/15), David Duarte (1/8), Diego Rosa (0/7), Everaldo (2/13), Everton (0/0), Gabriel Teixeira (2/7), Lucas Mugni (0/5), Patrick Verhon (0/1), Rezende (0/13), Ricardo Goulart (0/0), Thaciano (0/0), Yago (0/8), Ademir Santos (0/0), Arthur Sales (1/9), Kayky (2/10), Vinicius Alessandro (0/0), Vitor Jacare (0/0).

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Team News

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

Caio Matheus sit this one out for Sao Paulo due to an injury.

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Lineups

Sao Paulo vs Bahia H2H

Sao Paulo claimed a 1-0 win, while Bahia answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Sao Paulo claimed three wins, while Bahia picked up two wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Sao Paulo and Bahia. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1/1.

Sao Paulo vs Bahia Betting Tips

Luciano Neves is showing good form for Sao Paulo, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Thaciano scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Morumbi witnessed Sao Paulo winning eight times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing zero and losing two as well. Bahia claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Sao Paulo? Over 2.5 happened six times in their last 10 at Morumbi. It came out five times in 10 league matches away for Bahia.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Sao Paulo managed an average of one goal, with Bahia averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Sao Paulo witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bahia's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.