EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Estadio Fonte Nova.
- EC Bahia 17 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima (Brazil)
- Assistant 1 Brigida Cirilo Ferreira (Brazil)
- Assistant 2 Bruno Cesar Chaves Vieira
10 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Gremio 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Cruzeiro EC H 1–2 L 03 May Sao Paulo FC A 2–2 D 25 Apr Santos FC H 2–2 D 19 Apr CR Flamengo A 0–2 L 11 Apr Mirassol FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May EC Bahia A 2–1 W 03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L 25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W 18 Apr Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W 12 Apr RB Bragantino H 2–1 W 04 Apr Sao Paulo FC A 1–4 L Season Stats
EC Bahia Cruzeiro EC #6 Position #11 26 Points 24 17 Played 18 7 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6 25 Scored 24 23 Conceded 28 +2 GD -4 1.53 PPG 1.33 41% Win % 33% Key Stats
54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this seasonEC Bahia are 6th (26 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
EC Bahia0-151/–16-301/331-451/346-601/–61-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
EC BahiaLuciano Juba 7 G 1 A Everaldo 4 G Willian Jose 3 G 1 A Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A Neizer Villarreal 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, Cruzeiro EC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Cruzeiro EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 18' The referee calls foul for Joao Paulo. He receives a card.
- 23' EC Bahia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Fabricio Bruno. He receives a card.
- 27' GOAL! Luciano Juba scores on 27.
- 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' EC Bahia player sees a card in front of him.
- 40' 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.
- 41' GOAL! Kaua Moraes scores on 41. Assisted by Neizer Villarreal
- 45' The referee shows EC Bahia player a card on 45.
- 50' It looks surprising Cruzeiro EC does not make any changes. Nicolas Acevedo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' 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 Fagner suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 62' The referee calls foul for Kaua Moraes. He receives a card.
- 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Cruzeiro EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' Cruzeiro EC is showing some good football. However, Cruzeiro EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 77' Cruzeiro EC player sees a card in front of him.
- 82' Cruzeiro EC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kenji scoring 1 goals.
- 86' GOAL! Kenji scores on 86.
- 89' Cruzeiro EC player sees a card in front of him.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cruzeiro EC players.
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Lineups
EC Bahia Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 6
- 10
- 12
- 22
- 14
- 33
- 21
- 46
- 5
- 23
- 16
Bench
- 7
- 2
- 25
- 34
- 27
- 11
- 15
- 3
- 99
- 43
- 31
- 89
Coach Rogério CeniCruzeiro EC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 29
- 8
- 23
- 15
- 17
- 10
- 11
- 81
- 34
- 22
- 2
Bench
- 16
- 19
- 94
- 25
- 88
- 7
- 43
- 31
- 77
- 91
- 70
- 44
Coach Artur Jorge -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kaio Jorge 2 Gabriel Veron 2 Oscar Estupinan 2 Bruno Rodrigues 2 Machado 1 Lucas Romero 1 Douglas Grolli 1 Kanu 1 Head to Head
EC Bahia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.69 EC Bahia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.56 Cruzeiro EC xGI would bet for: EC Bahia or Cruzeiro EC 74% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.25Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
EC Bahia or Draw 63%Draw or Cruzeiro EC 63%EC Bahia or Cruzeiro EC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.5%1 – 0 5.8%2 – 0 5.5%0 – 0 5.4%0 – 1 5.3%0 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.7%1 – 3 4%3 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — EC Bahia
Handicap EC Bahia covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 19% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 17% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.