📊 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia prepare for this game after a 1-1 Serie A draw versus Juventude.

In that match, Bahia had 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bahia was Ademir (21'). Juventude got 18 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Taliari (28') scored for Juventude.

It has been all too rare in recent games that Bahia have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Bahia have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 10 goals along the way. That trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, however.

Heading into this fixture, Bahia are winless against Sport Recife in their previous 2 matches in the league.

Sport Recife

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Santos in Serie A action, Sport Recife will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Sport Recife had 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Sport Recife was Kal (36' Own goal). Santos got 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. Neymar (25') and Schmidt (67') scored for Santos.

Proving their predisposition for action-packed encounters, we’ve seen goals 26 times in the last six games in which Sport Recife have played, giving an average of 4.33 goals per fixture. Their opponents have managed 20 of those goals.

Coming into this meeting, Sport Recife are without an away win for the past 9 matches in the league. Who knows how long it might last, too.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/01/2021 tells us that Bahia have won 1 of them and Sport Recife 4, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A total of 6 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 1 of them for Tricolor de Aço and 5 coming from Leão da Ilha. That’s an average goals per game of 1.

The last league fixture between these sides was Serie A match day 18 on 02/08/2025 when it finished Sport Recife 0-0 Bahia.

That time, Sport Recife had 35% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 on target.

Bahia had 14 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Anderson Daronco.

📋 Team News: Bahia

André Dhominique (Cruciate ligament injury), Mateo Sanabria (Cruciate ligament injury), Michel Araújo (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) and David Duarte (Thigh problems) won’t be able to feature for Bahia gaffer Rogério Ceni.

It’s our opinion that Tricolor de Aço could use a 4-3-3 system for this one, handing starts to Ronaldo, Gilberto, Kanu, Santi Ramos Mingo, Luciano Juba, Everton Ribeiro, Nicolás Acevedo, Caio Alexandre, Ademir Santos, Willian José and Erick Pulga.

ℹ️ Team News: Sport Recife

It’s our belief that Leão da Ilha could decide to play in a 4-3-3 lineup, starting Gabriel, Matheus Alexandre, Rafael Thyere, Ramon Menezes, Luan Cândido, Christian Rivera, Lucas Kal, Lucas Lima, Matheusinho, Pablo and Léo Pereira.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that Sport Recife have it within them to find the net against this Bahia team, although that probably shouldn’t be as many as they’ll concede.

Our selection here is for a narrow 2-1 advantage for Bahia by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It’s a very tough call.

Renata Leite, 22:03 30/11/2025