Flamengo to leapfrog Bahia with victory
Bahia vs Flamengo RJ - 18/07/2021
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On Sunday night, Bahia host Flamengo at the Arena Fonte Nova, as both teams look to push up the Brazilian Serie A table to the Copa Libertadores spots.
Bahia are sixth-place in the table, currently occupying one of the Copa Libertadores qualifying spots.
However, they are also just four points off the automatic qualifying spots for the continent’s big competition.
The home sides recent Serie A form could not have been more inconsistent, as Dado Cavalcanti’s team heads into this clash on the back of three wins and three defeats in the Brazilian top-flight.
One player from Bahia who can at least claim to have found consistency of late is veteran forward Gilberto, who has scored seven times this season in 11 outings in Serie A.
Bahia’s recent home form has followed the inconsistent trend of late, as they have won two, lost two and drawn one of their previous five outings.
Their most recent home games have been relatively high-scoring, as five of their last eight matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
Flamengo are just two places and points behind their hosts in the table but have played two fewer games. If the Scarlet and Black record a victory in this clash, they will be level on points with fourth-place Fortaleza.
Like the home team, the visitors head into this match on the back of an inconsistent run of form in the Brazilian top-flight, winning three and losing three of their previous six matches in Brazil’s Serie A.
Flamengo have a poor recent away record in the Brazilian top-flight, as they have won just once in their last five league outings on their travels. That run includes losing three of their last four away games in Serie A.
Forebet predicts that Flamengo will end that poor recent away record in Serie A by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Br1
352837
2
1 - 2
3.36
25°
1.67
5.00
3.80
1.67
1
1
-1
0 - 5(0 - 2)
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