Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Bahia 5th with 40, Cruzeiro 6th with 39. Cruzeiro had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Bahia 1.48 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 1.4 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 4 Bahia wins, 10 for Cruzeiro, 7 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. 3.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.33.
Arena Fonte Nova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 48,902. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Bahia: Luciano Juba (27') · Cruzeiro: Kaique Kenji (86'), Kauã Moraes (41')
Key stats
Possession: Bahia 46% · Cruzeiro 54% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 6-8