Thursday , 2 July 2026

EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC, Serie A 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2024
EC Bahia
1 – 0
Full Time
Criciúma EC
Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 21:30 UTC Arena Fonte Nova 24,574 HT 45' · FT 45'
Cauly 32' 1–0
Y 52' Allano
Ademir Santos 81' Y
Everton Ribeiro 81' Y
Y 88' Arthur Caike

Overview

Match Preview

EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC — Serie A at Arena Fonte Nova.

Match Details

  • Referee Edina Alves Batista
  • Assistant 1 Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa
  • Assistant 2 Maira Mastella Moreira (Brazil)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
EC Bahia 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Criciúma EC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-29 EC Bahia 1–0 Criciúma EC 2024-06-16 Criciúma EC 2–2 EC Bahia

Recent Form

EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Grêmio FBPA A 2–0 W
Criciúma EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep EC Bahia A 0–1 L
25 Sep Grêmio FBPA A 2–1 W
22 Sep CA Paranaense H 0–0 D
15 Sep SE Palmeiras A 0–5 L
31 Aug Cuiaba EC A 1–2 L
28 Aug RB Bragantino H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for EC Bahia to score. At the same time, Criciúma EC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Santiago Arias, as he is very good at scoring at Arena Fonte Nova with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Criciúma EC that had 38 games and scored 43 goals.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gabriel Xavier suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Goal! Cauly scores his 14 goal in 145 matches.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Criciúma EC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Allano on 52.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' EC Bahia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 64' Luciano Rodriguez is replacing Everaldo for the EC Bahia side.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Criciuma EC team. Fellipe Mateus is replaced by Arthur Caike on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for Criciuma EC to replace Yannick Bolasie by Dudu on 70 minute.
  • 74' Ademir Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cauly on 74 minute.
  • 78' Felipe Vizeu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allano on 78 minute.
  • 79' Another change for EC Bahia made on 79 minute. Caio Alexandre leaves to be changed by Carlos De Pena.
  • 81' EC Bahia player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' Criciuma EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Rocha is hanging Marquinhos Gabriel on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arthur Caike on 88.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for EC Bahia players.

Lineups

EC Bahia Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Criciúma EC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

✓ Correct
EC Bahia53% Draw27% Criciúma EC20%
Actual: EC Bahia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
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

✗ Wrong
EC Bahia35% Draw49% Criciúma EC16%
Actual: 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.