EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Rogério Ceni will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 23rd round, where  EC Bahia will face Cruzeiro at Arena Fonte Nova stadium on 15 September at 19:00.

The home team, EC Bahia is currently in 4º position in the tournament with 36 points, while Cruzeiro is currently in 2º position with 44.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro.

EC Bahia

EC Bahia comes from playing against Confiança and finished the match with a result of 5-0, with win for EC Bahia. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cabuloso coached by Leonardo Jardim. In that last match between EC Bahia and Confiança, Tricolor de Aço team achieved a % possession of the ball, with shots on goal of which 5 were goals. The goals were scored by L. Rodriguez, Tiago (x3) and Rezende.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Rogério Ceni has achieved 5 wins, y 1 defeat, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 8 matches. EC Bahia average number of goals per game is 2.3 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in EC Bahia matches:

• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 5/6

Cruzeiro

The team coached by Leonardo Jardim heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over Sao Paulo. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Cabuloso team will be looking for another good result in their visit to EC Bahia.

In that match between Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo, the Cabuloso team achieved 40% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Matheus Pereira.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Leonardo Jardim's team has won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 7 matches. Cruzeiro average 1.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.7 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 4 goals.

Latest statistics in Cruzeiro matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 6/6
• Winning streak: 3

EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

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 Cruzeiro prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium on 18-04-2025 with the result of 3-0, with Cruzeiro winning.

The last 5 meetings between EC Bahia and Cruzeiro have resulted in 1 win for EC Bahia, 2 wins for Cruzeiro, and 2 draws. In those matches, EC Bahia managed to score 7 goals, while Cruzeiro scored 10 goals against EC Bahia.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals