EC Bahia vs SE Palmeiras, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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EC Bahia vs SE Palmeiras — Serie A at Estadio Fonte Nova.
- EC Bahia 17 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- SE Palmeiras 18 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lucas Casagrande (Brazil)
- Assistant 1 Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (Brazil)
- Assistant 2 Brigida Cirilo Ferreira (Brazil)
4 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 8.3 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | SE Palmeiras | H | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Apr | CA Paranaense | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | Clube do Remo | A | 1–4 | L |
| 18 Mar | RB Bragantino | H | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Mar | SC Internacional | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Mar | EC Vitoria | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | EC Bahia | A | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Apr | Grêmio FBPA | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Mar | Sao Paulo FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Mar | Botafogo FR | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | Mirassol FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Mar | CR Vasco da Gama | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| EC Bahia | SE Palmeiras | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #1 |
| 26 | Points | 41 |
| 17 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 5 / 5 | W / D / L | 12 / 5 / 1 |
| 25 | Scored | 30 |
| 23 | Conceded | 13 |
| +2 | GD | +17 |
| 1.53 | PPG | 2.28 |
| 41% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
35%
Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
EC Bahia this season
39%
Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season
SE Palmeiras this season
EC Bahia are 6th (26 pts). SE Palmeiras are 1st (41 pts).
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
SE Palmeiras
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
EC Bahia
| Luciano Juba | 7 G | 1 A |
| Everaldo | 4 G | |
| Willian Jose | 3 G | 1 A |
SE Palmeiras
| Jose Manuel Lopez | 6 G | 3 A |
| Allan | 4 G | 2 A |
| Gustavo Gomez | 3 G | |
| Jhon Arias | 3 G | |
| Vitor Roque | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio Fonte Nova. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with SE Palmeiras winning 100% of all matches.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Santiago Ramos made 175 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 21' It’s a booking for SE Palmeiras player. Abel Ferreira gets a card.
- 26' SE Palmeiras looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jhon Arias scoring 1 goals.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' It looks surprising SE Palmeiras does not make any changes. David Duarte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' EC Bahia receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 42' Goal! Jhon Arias scores his 28 goal in 386 matches.
- 47' 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.
- 50' It’s a booking for SE Palmeiras player. Jhon Arias gets a card.
- 55' Agustin Giay was booked on 55.
- 58' What a strike from David Duarte! The score is 1-1.
- 60' The whistle greets Jose Manuel Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Luighi Hanri.
- 64' The SE Palmeiras manager makes a substitution. Allan departs to be replaced by Felipe Anderson.
- 69' Another change for EC Bahia made on 69 minute. Caio Alexandre leaves to be changed by Erick.
- 74' Another substitution for EC Bahia to replace Everton Ribeiro by Michel Araujo on 74 minute.
- 79' 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.
- 81' It is a substitution in SE Palmeiras team. Arthur Santana is replaced by Khellven on 81 minute.
- 85' Khellven was booked on 85.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Dell. He replaces Erick on 86 minute.
- 88' EC Bahia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Santiago Ramos on 88.
- 90' SE Palmeiras player sees a card in front of him.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SE Palmeiras players.
Lineups
EC Bahia Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 6
-
10
Everton Ribeiro ↓ Michel Araujo 74'
- 22
-
27
Everaldo ↓ Willian Jose 69'
- 33
- 21
-
8
Caio Alexandre ↓ Erick 69'
- 46
- 5
- 16
- 99
Bench
-
7
Ademir Santos ↑ 69'
- 2
-
12
Willian Jose ↑ 69'
- 25
- 34
-
14
Erick ↑ 69'
- 11
-
15
Michel Araujo ↑ 74'
- 3
- 43
- 31
-
89
Dell ↑ 86'
Coach
Rogério Ceni
SE Palmeiras Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15
- 8
- 1
-
18
Mauricio ↓ Lucas Evangelista 60'
- 17
- 42
- 26
-
11
Jhon Arias ↓ Ramon Sosa 60'
- 4
-
40
Allan ↓ Felipe Anderson 64'
-
56
Arthur Santana ↓ Khellven 81'
Bench
-
7
Felipe Anderson ↑ 64'
-
30
Lucas Evangelista ↑ 60'
- 14
- 3
-
12
Khellven ↑ 81'
- 32
-
19
Ramon Sosa ↑ 60'
-
31
Luighi Hanri ↑ 60'
- 37
- 43
- 48
- 50
Coach
Abel Ferreira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Raphael Veiga | 4 |
| Gilberto | 3 |
| Dudu | 2 |
| Willian | 2 |
| Miguel Borja | 2 |
| Rony | 2 |
| Felipe Melo | 1 |
| Gustavo Scarpa | 1 |
Head to Head
EC Bahia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.05
EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42
SE Palmeiras xG
I would bet for:
SE Palmeiras or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SE Palmeiras win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
EC Bahia or Draw
58%
Draw or SE Palmeiras
72%
EC Bahia or SE Palmeiras
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SE Palmeiras win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.3%
Asian Handicap — EC Bahia
| Handicap | EC Bahia covers | Push | SE Palmeiras covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 22% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

