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Bahia will host Cruzeiro at the Arena Fonte Nova on Sunday in another round of the 2024 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side have enjoyed an overall solid campaign and, despite recent struggles, find themselves fifth in the table with 18 points from 10 matches.
They were beaten 2-1 by Flamengo in their last match and had looked set to be headed toward a hard-fought point on the road before David Luiz headed home the game-winner for Rubro-Negro.
Cruzeiro have also performed well this season and are pushing for the Copa Libertadores places in the league table. They beat Fluminense 2-0 in their last match, with former Wolfsburg man William netting a goal late in either half to secure a deserved victory for Fernando Seabra's men.
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The visitors sit a place and a point behind their weekend opponents in the league table and will leapfrog them with maximum points on Sunday.
Bahia vs Cruzeiro Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 53 meetings between Bahia and Cruzeiro. The hosts have won 12 of those games while the visitors have won 29 times. There have been 12 draws between the two teams.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last three games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last three games in this fixture.
- Bahia have picked up 12 points on home turf in the Brasileirao Serie A this season. Only Athletico Paranaense (14) have managed more.
- Cruzeiro have lost twice in the league this season, with both defeats coming away from home.
Bahia vs Cruzeiro Prediction
Bahia are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last five games across all competitions. They have, however, won five of their last six home matches and will be looking forward to Sunday's game.
Cruzeiro, meanwhile, have won two of their last three games and have lost just one of their last 10. They have, however, struggled for results on the road of late and could lose here.
Prediction: Bahia 1-0 Cruzeiro
Bahia vs Cruzeiro Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Bahia to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of their last seven matches)
