EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC, Serie A 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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EC Bahia vs Criciúma EC — Serie A at Arena Fonte Nova.
- EC Bahia 28 games · 46 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)
8 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 2.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR Flamengo | 28 | 60 |
| 2 | SE Palmeiras | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | CA Paranaense | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Fluminense FC | 28 | 48 |
| 5 | EC Bahia | 28 | 46 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro EC | 28 | 45 |
| 7 | CA Mineiro | 27 | 40 |
| 8 | Santos FC | 27 | 38 |
| 9 | Coritiba FBC | 28 | 38 |
| 10 | RB Bragantino | 27 | 36 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo FC | 27 | 36 |
| 12 | Botafogo FR | 28 | 35 |
| 13 | EC Vitoria | 28 | 33 |
| 14 | SC Corinthians Paulista | 28 | 32 |
| 15 | Mirassol FC | 28 | 32 |
| 16 | CR Vasco da Gama | 27 | 31 |
| 17 | Gremio FBPA | 28 | 29 |
| 18 | SC Internacional | 28 | 28 |
| 19 | Clube do Remo | 28 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense AF | 27 | 18 |
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 | Cuiaba 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
36%
Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
EC Bahia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
EC Bahia
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/6
31-45
7/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/4
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
EC Bahia
| Luciano Juba | 9 G | 1 A |
| Jean Lucas | 4 G | 3 A |
| Erick | 4 G | |
| Everaldo | 4 G | |
| Willian Jose | 3 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and EC Bahia launch into their encounter with Criciúma EC.
- 5' Criciúma EC come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. EC Bahia and Criciúma EC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' Criciúma EC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' 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.
- 32' Cauly has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
- 37' It looks surprising EC Bahia does not make any changes. Claudinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Bahia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 52' Allano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
- 57' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both EC Bahia and Criciúma EC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 64' Time for substitution for EC Bahia. Everaldo is replaced by Luciano Rodriguez.
- 69' Criciuma EC ring the changes. Fellipe Mateus has done his job and it is now time for Arthur Caike to step up.
- 70' Criciuma EC make a change. Yannick Bolasie trudges off to be replaced by Dudu on 70 minutes.
- 74' The EC Bahia manager makes a substitution. Cauly departs to be replaced by Ademir Santos.
- 78' The crowd applauds Allano as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Vizeu steps in for Criciuma EC.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Carlos De Pena. He replaces Caio Alexandre on 79 minute.
- 81' The referee has no hesitation. Ademir Santos is booked for EC Bahia — card on 81.
- 86' The crowd applauds Marquinhos Gabriel as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Rocha steps in for Criciuma EC.
- 88' Criciuma EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
- Full Time. EC Bahia beats Criciúma EC
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 |
|---|---|
| Everaldo | 1 |
| Caio Alexandre | 1 |
| Arthur Caike | 1 |
| Marcelo Hermes | 1 |
| Cauly | 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.

