Bahia – Sao Paulo Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (06.08.2017)

Prediction for Bahia – Sao Paulo

Under 2.5 goals @ 1.67

Bahia and São Paulo are leveling up at Arena Fonte Nova in a match for the 19th matchday of Serie A. The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the visiting team, which has recorded 3 wins in the last 3 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, in 18-10-2014, finished with the victory of São Paulo by (2-1). In this match the home factor can be decisive, since the Bahia presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Bahia :

The home team is currently in 16th place, with 20 points conquered, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate game, lost at home against Sport Recife by (1-3). In the last match, tied outside the Chapecoense by (1-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded; Against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 15 conceded. For the championship, the Bahia won 11 points in 24 chances, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games played in their stadium.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 5 games in his stadium. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 18 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only achieved 1 comeback.

The Bay started the A series in good form and came to occupy the top of the leaderboard, but decayed a lot with the passing of the days and now is dangerously close to the drop zone, needing to find his best football, since Has only 2 wins in the last 13 games for the national championship. The team is characterized by a reasonable attack, which marked 22 goals and is among the 10 most effective in the competition, while his defense needs to be more solid, having suffered 22 goals, 7 in the last 3 days.

At home, as in the game that will play on Sunday, Bahía has a gain of 46% and averages of 1.88 goals scored and 1.50 goals suffered, showing that you have to be more regular before your fans and, moreover, the defense needs to work better In this type of situation. In the general competition, taking into account the home and away matches, the team usually scores more goals in the second half, as 12 of their 22 goals scored in the second half, mainly between 75 and 90 minutes , When he scored 6 goals.

Sao Paulo :

After 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in 17th place with 19 points won. In his last game, he lost to Coritiba at home by (1-2), after in the previous game to have won outside, in a match against Botafogo, by (3-4). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 19 suffered; Against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 15 suffered. In his last 9 games as a visitor to the championship the São Paulo has 1 victory, 1 tie and 7 losses, reason why it conquered 4 points in 27 possible. In their games for the league like visitor the final result more frequent to the rest was the 0-0 (4 in 9 parties). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, reason why it has not presented great solidity defensive, But its attack has marked regularly, since it marked goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home games for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he scored 9 of his 25 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Sao Paulo have been campaigning far below what was expected in the Brazilian Championship and returned to be defeated in the last game, against Coritiba, ending a series of 3 unbeaten matches in Serie A. The team is characterized by an attack With athletes of good quality, but who is leaving a little to be desired and is among the 10 least effective in the competition, while his defense needs to be more solid, since he has been conceding goals regularly, having conceded goals in 10 of the Last 11 games.

In their games as a visitor Sao Paulo has a use of only 15% and averages of 0.89 goals scored and 1.78 goals suffered, evidencing that they have to improve enough away from their dominions, where they lost 7 of the 9 matches that disputed for the Series A and, moreover, that both defense and attack need to improve in this type of situation. In the general competition, taking into account the 18 matches he played, the team is usually more efficient offensively in the second half, since 16 of his 21 goals scored in this period, especially in the final 15 minutes, when There were 10 goals.