Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Bahia 1st with 18, CRB 2nd with 15. CRB had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bahia 1.38 scored and 1 conceded per game, CRB 1.5 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.16.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Bahia, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Bahia have 4 wins to CRB's 0, with 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, with room for 30,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.