Sao Paulo – Bahia PREDICTION & TIPS
Sao Paulo and Bahia meet at Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium (Morumbi) in a match for the 38th round of the Brasileirão Serie A. Bahia won at home (2-1) from the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league, 06/08/2017. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 12th and 11th overall, is a confrontation between the 7th place in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
Analysis of São Paulo
The home team is currently in 12th place with 49 points, after 13 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, tied at home to Botafogo by (0-0). In the last match, he won out to Coritiba by (1-2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 34 points, against only 15 in their games as a visitor. In the last 10 home games for the championship, São Paulo has 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, having won 19 points out of 30.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 9 games in your stadium. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-0, which occurred in 7 of their 18 matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games in this competition. In 37 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 18 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. In the last 18 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: 6 of his 17 goals in minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Sao Paulo enters the field for their last match in this edition of the Brazilian Championship a little more relieved after having rediscovered the way of victory, thus interrupting a fast that lasted four rounds. At the time, the team had more volume, and managed to turn the score in less than five minutes against Coritiba, leaving with three more points. Although it has shown some improvement in the last rounds, the defensive system can be characterized as the biggest responsible for the undesirable campaign of the team throughout the competition, so much that today it is among the eight most leaked. One of the strengths of the club has been the quality in the exchange of passes, which reflects in the good possession of the ball and ends up hampering the work of the opponent. For that duel, coach Dorival Júnior should arm the team in the 4-1-4-1 or 4-3-3, and have already three confirmed embezzles: Lucas Pratto, Lucas Fernandes and Hernanes, all due to injury.
Analysis of Bahia
The visiting team is currently in 11th place with 49 points, after 13 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to Sport by (1-0). In the last match, lost at home to Chapecoense by (0-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 34 points, against only 15 in their games as a visitor. In the championship, Bahia conquered 7 points out of a possible 30, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. The team has conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 37 games in this competition, only got 3 turns on the scoreboard in the 21 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Bahia managed to play good football throughout the second round of the Brazilian Championship, but now comes from a defeat before their fans who ended their unbeaten record as a player who had already played seven games. On the occasion, the team missed a few passes and had dominion of the game, but left to be desired in offensive terms, and after having suffered a goal from Chapecoense, could not react. Although he did not balance the opposing net two rounds ago, the offensive sector had a good performance throughout the competition and has been the main responsible for the reasonable campaign of the team, so much that today it is among the six best. As a visitor, the club owns the third worst campaign, and in that condition has one of the five worst attacks. The 4-2-3-1 should be the tactical formation adopted by the coach, who already has two important embezzlements: Eduardo and Zé Rafael, both by suspension.
Sao Paulo – Bahia FREE TIPS
Sao Paulo – Win @ 1.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 4.5 Goals @ 1.90
