Bahia
- EC Bahia have won one of their last five games in all competitions (W1, D2, L2).
- Bahia are solid at home, winning two, drawing three, and losing one in Serie A 2026 at Arena Fonte Nova.
- Ceni’s men have scored 1.67 goals per-game at home while conceding 1.00 goal per-game.
Cruzeiro
- Cruzeiro MG have won three of their last five in all competitions (W3, D1, L1).
- Cruzeiro have won just one of their six away games in Serie A 2026, drawing once and losing four times while conceding 14 goals.
Head-to-Head
- Cruzeiro won the last head-to-head fixture 2-1 in Serie A 2025 away from home, but Bahia will want to turn that around on home turf.
- Bahia have won just one of the last five head-to-head fixtures (W1, D2, L2), but they average 2.3 goals per-game at home in this fixture while Cruzeiro have averaged 1.7 away from home.
Key Players
- Luciano Juba has scored three of Bahia’s last seven goals.
- Cruzeiro rely on the flair of creative connectors such as Gerson and Matheus Pereira.
Betting Insights
Bahia ’s best value is in the odds at 2.12 , which is slightly too good to ignore, while Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score - Yes look like good additions at 2.03 and 1.77 respectively.
Prediction
Bahia ’s solid style, home advantage, and superior tactical cohesion should see them through against Cruzeiro in a high-scoring affair.
