On Saturday night, Sao Paulo host Bahia at the Estadio Cicero Pompeu de Toledo, in the Brazilian Serie A, as the visitors look to continue a promising start to their campaign.
Sao Paulo are 16th place in the Serie A table after ten matches of the league campaign. A points tally of just eight is certainly a disappointing one for the side from Sao Paulo.
Hernan Crespo’s team has won just one of their ten league games this season. One positive is that the solitary victory came in their last Serie A game, as they recorded a 2-0 win at Internacional.
The home side will be hoping that the win kick starts their campaign.
Sao Paulo have won just one of their last ten home matches in the Brazilian Serie A, although six of those ten games have finished in draws.
Their recent home matches in the league have not all been high-scoring, but both teams have scored in eight of their last nine Serie A matches on home soil.
Bahia have enjoyed a promising start to the new Serie A campaign, as they are currently in the Copa Liberatores qualifier spots. If results go their way this weekend, the visitors could end up third place in the table.
A 1-0 win over Juventude last time out means that Dado Cavalcanti’s team have now recorded back-to-back league wins, while also keeping two straight cleans sheets.
Bahia have a mixed recent away record in Serie A, as they have won just three of their last 13 matches in the Brazilian top-flight. However, all three of those away wins have come in their last five league matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Bahia will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to take their winning run to three games in the Brazilian top-flight.