Bahia - América-MG Football prediction

Bahia and América-MG face each other at Arena Fonte Nova in a match for the 18th matchday of Serie A. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations indicates a balance between these two teams, since there was 1 tie and 1 victory for each team in the Last 3 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was 19-05-2016, in a match for the Brazil Cup, which ended the victory of America-MG by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by Sueliton (52 '). The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 15th and 10th place, in fact this is a game between the 11th placed in home games and the 15th as a visitor.

Analysis of Bahia

The home team is currently in 15th place with 18 points, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate game, tied at home against Atletico Mineiro by (2-2). In the latter, he drew away against Fluminense by (1-1). This is a stronger team in their field, where they won 16 points, against only 2 in their games as a visitor. In the last game he played, for the Copa Sudamericana, tied with Cerro away by (1-1). In the last 9 home games for the championship, Bahia has 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, with 16 points out of 27. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 'was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 9 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to return to the result.

Analysis of America-MG

The visiting team is currently in 10th place with 21 points, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate game, he won out against Santos by (0-1). In the last game, drew at home against Palmeiras by (0-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 4 points as a visitor and 17 in their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 9 goals conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 14 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, América-MG had 4 points in 24 chances, after 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result at the end of the game was 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 17 games in this event, he only achieved 1 turnaround in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.