Bahia vs Palmeiras Prediction and Betting Tips | November 20th 2024
Bahia and Palmeiras return to action in the Brasileiro Serie A when they lock horns at the Fonte Nova Arena on Wednesday. Both sides head into the midweek clash off the back of contrasting results, with Abel Ferreira’s men scraping a narrow home victory over Gremio.
Bahia failed to stop the rot as they suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat against relegation-threatened Juventude at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi a fortnight ago.
Rogério Ceni’s side have now lost three games on the spin and are without a win in their last five outings, losing four and picking up one draw since a 1-0 victory over Criciuma on September 29.
For all their recent struggles, Bahia currently sit eighth in the Serie A standings, one point behind seventh-placed Cruzeiro in the final Copa Libertadores playoff spot.
Elsewhere, teenage prodigy Estevao delivered the goods once again as he netted the only goal of the game to fire Palmeiras to a 1-0 victory over Gremio last time out.
Before that, Ferreira’s men saw their 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions come to an end on November 5 courtesy of a 2-0 defeat against Corinthians at the Neo Química Arena.
Palmeiras have picked up 64 points from 33 Serie A matches to sit second in the table, four points off first-placed Botafogo with just five games to go.
Bahia vs Palmeiras Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 11 wins from the last 23 meetings between the sides, Palmeiras boast a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture.
- Bahia have picked up just three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on nine occasions.
- Bahia are unbeaten in their last six home games against Ferreira’s men, claiming one win and five draws since a 4-2 defeat in June 2017.
- Palmeiras have lost just one of their last seven Serie A away matches while picking up three wins and three draws since the start of August.
Bahia vs Palmeiras Prediction
While Bahia will be looking to find their feet on Wednesday, they go up against a rejuvenated Palmeiras side who have their sights on the league title.
Given the gulf in quality and depth between the two sides, we are backing Ferreira’s men to come away with all three points at the Fonte Nova Arena.
Prediction: Bahia 0-2 Palmeiras
Bahia vs Palmeiras Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Palmeiras to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in four of the last five clashes between the two sides)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in Palmeiras’ last five outings)