Sport Recife vs EC Bahia predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Daniel Pollo Barioni will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 18th round, where  Sport Recife will face EC Bahia at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho stadium on 2 August at 15:00.

After a draw in their last game played, Sport Recife is currently in 20º position in the tournament with 5 points, while EC Bahia is currently in 4º position with 28.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Sport Recife vs EC Bahia.

Sport Recife

Sport Recife comes from playing against Santos FC and finished the match with a result of 2-2, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Sport Recife and Santos FC, Leão da Ilha team achieved a 41% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Derik Lacerda and Gustavo Caballero.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Daniel Pollo Barioni has achieved 3 draws y 5 defeats. Sport Recife average number of goals per game is 0.6 goals, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend they have 4 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 5 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Sport Recife matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• Matches conceding goals:  4
• First to concede goals: 5/8

EC Bahia

The team coached by Rogério Ceni heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-0 win over Juventude. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Tricolor de Aço team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Sport Recife.

In that match between EC Bahia and Juventude, the Tricolor de Aço team achieved 66% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Luciano Rodríguez and Jean Lucas (x2).

Analysing the last 8 matches, Rogério Ceni's team has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 1. EC Bahia average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in EC Bahia matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8

Sport Recife vs EC Bahia: H2H STATS

Analysis of the head-to-head H2H between Sport Recife vs EC Bahia has helped us to create this prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Copa do Nordeste competition, in an event that took place at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium on 04-02-2024 with the result of 2-1, with EC Bahia winning.

The last 5 meetings between Sport Recife and EC Bahia have resulted in 3 wins for Sport Recife, 2 wins for EC Bahia. In those matches, Sport Recife managed to score 11 goals, while EC Bahia scored 5 goals against Sport Recife.

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