Match Report
The table read 1st (Bahia, 16 pts) against 8th (Sampaio Corrêa, 2 pts), 14 points apart. Sampaio Corrêa ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Bahia were scoring 2.43 and conceding 1, Sampaio Corrêa 0.57 and 2.29, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Bahia, 2 by Sampaio Corrêa, 0 drawn, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 100% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Arena Fonte Nova (capacity 48,902). Bahia led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bahia: Luciano Rodríguez (45'), Erick (14'), Alan James (56' og), Erick Pulga (74')
Key stats
Possession: Bahia 59% · Sampaio Corrêa 41% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-4