Flamengo vs Bahia Prediction and Betting Tips | September 12th 2024

Flamengo will host Bahia at the Estadio do Maracana on Thursday in the second leg of their 2024 Copa do Brasil quarterfinal clash. The home side have endured a disappointing run of results over the past couple of weeks and will hope they can find better luck in the domestic cup on Thursday.

They picked up a 1-0 win over their midweek opponents in their first-leg clash a fortnight ago, with Bruno Henrique heading home the only goal of the game early after the restart. They have a foot in the semifinals of the cup competition and only need to avoid defeat on Thursday to advance as they continue their push for a fifth Copa do Brasil title.

Bahia have also had their struggles in recent games and will turn their attention to cup action this week. They were beaten 2-1 by Red Bull Bragantino in the league last time out and had looked set to be headed toward a point following Luciano Juba's second-half equalizer before their opponents snatched the win at the death.

Flamengo vs Bahia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Thursday's game will mark the 85th meeting between Flamengo and Bahia. The hosts have won 25 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 11 times. There have been 18 draws between the two teams.
The hosts have won their last nine games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2019.
The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last nine games in this fixture.
Flamengo are the second-highest-scoring side in the Brasileirao Serie A this season with a goal tally of 39.

Flamengo vs Bahia Prediction

Flamengo's latest result ended a run of back-to-back victories and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won five of their last six games at the Estadio do Maracana and will head into the midweek clash as clear favorites.

Bahia are on a run of consecutive defeats after losing just one of their previous eight matches. They have won just twice on the road since the start of June and could see their cup campaign come to an end on Thursday.

Prediction: Flamengo 3-0 Bahia

Flamengo vs Bahia Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Flamengo to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last seven matchups)