Bahia and Ceará meet at Arena Fonte Nova, in a match for the 34 th round of Serie A. Bahia won by (0-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 29-08- 2018 The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 27- 06-2018, for the Liga do Nordeste, the two teams tied by (0-0). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Bahia:
After 10 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 41 points won. In their last match, they tied with Vitória by (2-2), after in the previous match they won (1-0) at home, in a match against Chapecoense. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 7 conceded. For the championship, Bahia won 21 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 16 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 16 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and never got the comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 10 of their 23 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Bahia is a club that twice won the Serie A of the Brazilian championship, being the last of those titles conquered in 1988, in addition to having a Northeast Cup title, due in 2017. This season, the team is doing a somewhat irregular campaign in the Serie A, won only 41 of the 99 points played so far, thus being at the bottom of the table, relatively far from the relegation zone. If we analyze the performance of the Bahia in the home games for the Brazilian Championship, we verify that in the last seven games that the team played at home in this competition they scored less than 1.5 goals in the first half of all these games. We believe that in this game the Bahia will play another balanced game with few goals, mainly in the first half.
Ceará:
The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 38 points won, after 9 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Sport Recife, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Internacional, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Ceará has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (10 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 16 times and have only won 1 result.
Ceará is a club that never won the Serie A of the Brazilian championship, having as its best campaign in its history the dispute of the 1984 Brazilian Cup final, as well as having won a title of the Northeast Cup in 2015. this season, the team has been recovering in the championship and has finally managed to get out of the relegation zone. Currently occupied the fourteenth position, but is only three points ahead of the first team in that area. In the last ten games that Ceará played as a visitor, all for the Brazilian championship, were scored less than 1.5 goals in the first half in seven of them. We believe that in this match Ceará will play another game with few goals, as it will have a strong opponent ahead.
PREDICTION: Bahia to win @ 1.68
