EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC, Serie A 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC — Serie A at Arena Fonte Nova.
- EC Bahia 34 games · 53 pts (2026/26)
- Criciúma EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Edina Alves Batista
- Assistant 1 Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa
- Assistant 2 Maira Mastella Moreira (Brazil)
9 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR Flamengo | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | SE Palmeiras | 34 | 73 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro EC | 34 | 60 |
| 4 | Fluminense FC | 34 | 57 |
| 5 | CA Paranaense | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | EC Bahia | 34 | 53 |
| 7 | CA Mineiro | 35 | 51 |
| 8 | RB Bragantino | 34 | 47 |
| 9 | Santos FC | 34 | 47 |
| 10 | São Paulo FC | 34 | 44 |
| 11 | CR Vasco da Gama | 34 | 44 |
| 12 | Botafogo FR | 34 | 42 |
| 13 | Coritiba FBC | 34 | 42 |
| 14 | Mirassol FC | 35 | 41 |
| 15 | SC Internacional | 34 | 38 |
| 16 | EC Vitoria | 34 | 38 |
| 17 | SC Corinthians Paulista | 34 | 37 |
| 18 | Gremio FBPA | 34 | 37 |
| 19 | Clube do Remo | 34 | 29 |
| 20 | Chapecoense AF | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Criciúma EC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Sep | Fortaleza EC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 15 Sep | CA Mineiro | H | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | RB Bragantino | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | Botafogo FR | H | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Aug | Gremio FBPA | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | EC Bahia | A | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Sep | Gremio FBPA | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | CA Paranaense | H | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Sep | SE Palmeiras | A | 0–5 | L |
| 31 Aug | Cuiabá EC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Aug | RB Bragantino | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
EC Bahia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
EC Bahia
0-15
5/3
16-30
4/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/7
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
EC Bahia
| Luciano Juba | 11 G | 2 A |
| Jean Lucas | 4 G | 4 A |
| Erick | 4 G | |
| Everaldo | 4 G | |
| Willian Jose | 3 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' EC Bahia have kicked off against Criciúma EC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' EC Bahia is showing some good football. However, EC Bahia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. EC Bahia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Claudinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for EC Bahia so far.
- 20' Patrick de Paula needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 25' Criciúma EC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Criciúma EC come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 32' Cauly does the damage! The net is bulging and EC Bahia surge ahead!
- 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Criciúma EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 42' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His EC Bahia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Allano. He receives a card.
- 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 64' Luciano Rodriguez gets the nod from EC Bahia. He replaces Everaldo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 69' Fresh legs for Criciuma EC! Arthur Caike comes on to replace Fellipe Mateus.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Dudu. He replaces Yannick Bolasie on 70 minute.
- 74' EC Bahia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ademir Santos is hanging Cauly on the field on 74 minute.
- 78' Felipe Vizeu gets the nod from Criciuma EC. He replaces Allano and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Another substitution for EC Bahia to replace Caio Alexandre by Carlos De Pena on 79 minute.
- 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ademir Santos.
- 86' Time for substitution for Criciuma EC. Marquinhos Gabriel is replaced by Pedro Rocha.
- 88' Poor challenge from Arthur Caike. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
EC Bahia Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
-
16
Thaciano ↓ Rafael Ratao 64'
-
6
Jean Lucas ↓ Yago Felipe 79'
- 10
- 22
- 4
-
8
Cauly ↓ Ademir Santos 74'
- 13
-
9
Everaldo ↓ Luciano Rodriguez 64'
-
19
Caio Alexandre ↓ Carlos De Pena 79'
- 46
- 3
Bench
-
20
Yago Felipe ↑ 79'
-
7
Ademir Santos ↑ 74'
- 2
- 31
- 25
- 15
- 40
-
21
Rafael Ratao ↑ 64'
-
14
Carlos De Pena ↑ 79'
- 33
- 23
-
17
Luciano Rodriguez ↑ 64'
Criciúma EC Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
-
2
Allano ↓ Felipe Vizeu 78'
- 88
- 29
-
11
Yannick Bolasie ↓ Dudu 70'
- 10
- 85
- 1
- 3
- 27
- 22
-
7
Fellipe Mateus ↓ Arthur Caike 69'
Bench
-
9
Felipe Vizeu ↑ 78'
-
20
Dudu ↑ 70'
-
28
Pedro Rocha ↑ 86'
-
45
Arthur Caike ↑ 69'
-
50
Jhonata Robert ↑ 69'
- 13
- 77
- 5
- 25
- 12
- 33
- 15
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marcelo Hermes | 1 |
| Cauly | 1 |
| Everaldo | 1 |
| Caio Alexandre | 1 |
| Arthur Caike | 1 |
EC Bahia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5
EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85
Criciúma EC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: EC Bahia win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
EC Bahia or Draw
80%
Draw or Criciúma EC
47%
EC Bahia or Criciúma EC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: EC Bahia win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — EC Bahia
| Handicap | EC Bahia covers | Push | Criciúma EC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 24% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Criciúma EC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

