EC Bahia vs Botafogo predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Fogão, having lost their last match against Estudiantes L.P., travel to Salvador, Bahia with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 7th round of the Brazil Serie A,  EC Bahia will face Botafogo at Arena Fonte Nova stadium on 3 May at 20:00.

The home team, EC Bahia is currently in 13º position in the tournament with 6 points, while Botafogo is currently in 15º position with 5.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this EC Bahia vs Botafogo.

EC Bahia

EC Bahia comes from playing against Atletico Nacional and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for EC Bahia. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Fogão coached by Renato Paiva. In that last match between EC Bahia and Atletico Nacional, Tricolor de Aço team achieved a 45% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Willian José.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Rogério Ceni has achieved 3 wins, 4 draws y 1 defeat, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. EC Bahia average number of goals per game is 1.0 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in EC Bahia matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Botafogo

Botafogo, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Estudiantes L.P., and travel to the Arena Fonte Nova stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing EC Bahia.

In that match between Botafogo and Estudiantes L.P., the Fogão team achieved 48% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Renato Paiva's team has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4, and is on a run of 2 consecutive defeats. Botafogo average 0.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 4 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Botafogo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 1/8
• Matches conceding goals: 4
• First to concede goals: 5/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

EC Bahia vs Botafogo: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this EC Bahia vs Botafogo prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium on 25-08-2024 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between EC Bahia and Botafogo have resulted in 2 wins for EC Bahia, 1 win for Botafogo, and 2 draws. In those matches, EC Bahia managed to score 4 goals, while Botafogo scored 5 goals against EC Bahia.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals