Cruzeiro - Bahia Football prediction

Cruzeiro and Bahia measure their strength at the Estadio Governador Magalhães Pinto in a match for the 19th matchday of Serie A. The history of direct matches played at this stage favors the home team, who in the last 3 games won 2 and lost 1. In fact, in the last clash in this stage, for Serie A, 17-09-2017, Cruzeiro won by (1-0). Léo (63 ') scored the only goal of the match. In this meeting, the home factor could play a decisive role, as Bahia has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.

Cruzeiro Review

After 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in 8th place, having won 25 points. In the last game, they lost with Flamengo away (1-0), after having drawn 1-1 (1-1) in a game against Vitória. This is a team that maintains the performance when they play outside their stadium, because in the last 30 games they have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this meeting after a home win with Santos by (3-0) in the tie-break on penalties. For the championship, Cruzeiro had 16 points in 24 chances, after 5 victories, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 8 games that played in his stadium. In matches played at his stadium there are some frequent results at the end of the first 45 ': 0-1 (3 in 8 games) and 0-0 (3 in 8 games). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 18 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 2 rounds. There have been 1 period in the last 20 home games for all competitions: they conceded 4 of their 11 goals in the minutes (16'-30 ').

Analysis of Bahia

After 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 12th place, having won 21 points. In the last game, he beat America-MG at home (1-0), after having drawn 1-1 in a 1-1 draw against Fluminense in the previous game. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with a total of 7 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with a total of 25 goals scored and 10 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat away with Palmeiras for (1-0). For the championship, the Bahia won 2 points in 21 possible, after 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 7 games played as a visitor.

For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. In the games played as a visitor there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 '1-0 (3 out of 10 matches) and at the end of the game 2-0 (3 out of 10 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 17 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to return to the result. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 8 of his 22 goals between minutes (31'-45 ').