Bahia
- Bahia sit 6th in Serie A 2026 with 26 points from 17 games, while Chape are 20th with just nine points, so there is a huge gulf in the table for this Friday's clash.
- Bahia average 1.56 goals per game at home in Serie A 2026, Chapecoense average 0.50 goals on the road.
- Bahia have failed to win two of their last three home games.
- Bahia have won three, drawn four and lost two of their nine home games in Serie A 2026, scoring a total of 14 goals in those nine fixtures, while Chape have played eight games away from home and haven't won any of them (D2, L6), averaging just 0.50 goals per away game.
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Recent form:
- Bahia's last five games in all current competitions reads W1, D1, L3, which doesn't exactly shout a confident selection for our main bet, but a home fixture against Chape provides the opportunity to bounce back.
- Their two most recent games in Serie A 2026 have been a 3-2 defeat away to Coritiba and a 2-1 victory at home to Botafogo, so there is still plenty of punch in the team.
Chapecoense
- Rafael Lacerda took over Chapecoense on 30 May 2026 and his side has leaned pragmatic, compact and counter-driven.
- They like to keep it low-to-medium tempo, they are compact and look to spring forward on the break.
- This is a perfect clash of styles, where Bahia will try to take the initiative while Chapecoense will try to keep it tight and nick chances in transition.
- Chapecoense's last five in all competitions reads W1, D1, L3 and that's the real concern for the visitors, their away record in all games in 2026 is W0, D1, L2 across their last three road games and that's a terrible return.
- Their two most recent away games in Serie A 2026 have been a 2-1 loss to Cruzeiro and a 1-0 loss to Palmeiras.
Betting Insights
Bahia are the strong favourites at 1.4 , but the draw can be backed at a long 4.85 and the visitors are really long at 7.5 .
Prediction
We're going for a Bahia home win in this clash, but they are not playing their best soccer right now and Chape should be able to make it tricky at times.
