Palmeiras -- Bahia Football prediction

Palmeiras and Bahia face each other at the Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho, in a game for the second leg of this phase of the Brazil Cup (Quarterfinals) after the 0-0 draw in the first leg. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, which in the last 5 games won 3 and drew 2. In this match the home factor may play a decisive role, as Bahia has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor .

Analysis of the Palmeiras

After the goalless draw in the first leg, the home team needs to win at home to continue the competition. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 10 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last game he played for Serie A, he beat Vasco da Gama at home (1-0). In the last 10 home games, Palmeiras recorded 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches.

Palmeiras is a club that has won the Copa do Brasil three times throughout its history, being the most recent title won in 2015, in addition to having already been Serie A champion of the Brazilian Championship nine times, being the last title due in 2016. For the Copa Libertadores, the team entered the Copa do Brasil only in the last 16, where they eliminated América Mineiro by 3x2 in the aggregate (won away by 1x2 and drew home in 1x1). In the last five games that Palmeiras played at home, in four of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match, as they drew no goals in the first game, Palmeiras will leave for the attack in search of the goals that guarantee the classification for the next phase of the Brazil Cup.

Analysis of Bahia

The visiting team arrives at this second hand after a goalless draw with the advantage of not conceding home goals in the first leg. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with América-MG for (1-0). In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Bahia won 1, drawn 3 and lost 6. Their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he has never been able to get his mark back in the five games in which he suffered the first goal. There has been 1 period in the last 20 games played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 8 of his 21 goals in the minutes (31'-45 ').

Bahia is a club that has never managed to win the Brazilian Cup, having as best course five arrivals in the quarterfinals of the competition, and has already won the Series A of the Brazilian Championship twice (1959 and 1988). Having won the Northeast Cup last year, the team entered the Brazilian Cup this year only in the last 16, where they eliminated Vasco da Gama by 3x2 in the aggregate (won 3-0 at home and lost away by 2x0). In the last five games that Bahia played away from home, in four of them were scored more than 1.5 goals. I believe that in this match, Bahia will certainly suffer goals from their opponents, as Palmeiras has a lot of quality, so they will have to leave for the attack in search of their goals to seek the classification in the next phase of the competition.