Bahia
- Bahia are on course to secure their best ever Serie A finish and should have no trouble with EC Bahia vs Sport Club do Recife prediction on Wednesday.
- Bahia are 7th in the table after collecting 57 points from 36 games so far and Rogerio Ceni has done a great job to instill a solid 4-3-3 system in which his team are very patient in possession, but can also counter attack quickly via the wings.
Sport Recife
- Sport Recife have lost 5 of their last 5 games.
- Sport Recife have won just 1, drawn 4 and lost 13 of their 18 away matches in Serie A, conceding 34 goals on their travels.
- In their two most recent fixtures, a 1-3 home defeat to Vitoria has been followed by a 0-3 away loss to Santos FC in which they were blown away by the pace of the Sao Paulo club’s forwards.
- Sport will press Bahia in a high-intensity way, but they don’t have the quality to sustain that for 90 minutes, so they are more likely to benefit from the transitions, if there are any.
Key Players
- Ademir Santos, in particular, has been their creative engine with 3 assists in Bahia’s last 5 games, and they are equally adept at clogging the middle and pressing the opponent when out of possession.
- Willian Jose has been their main finisher in front of goal and can put Sport Recife on the back foot with his strength, power and pace.
- Leo Pereira has been Sport’s top scorer in the last 6, netting 3 times as his side slumped to their current position, but Bahia’s greater overall quality should tell.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are 1.2 to win this match-up, and that is an accurate reflection of the gulf in ability and current form between the clubs according to our EC Bahia vs Sport Club do Recife betting tips.
- We’re supporting Over 2.5 goals here at 1.39 because Sport will score and concede more than their usual average in this game, but Bahia are the dominant team at home and should win. In addition, the EC Bahia vs Sport Club do Recife betting tips point towards a high-scoring affair given both teams' defensive records.
Prediction
Bahia have won 13, drawn 3 and lost only 2 of their 18 home matches in Serie A, so the points should stay in Bahia.
