Sunday , 16 August 2026

EC Bahia vs Santos FC, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

1 2
Full Time
Mon 18 Sep 2023 · 23:00 UTC Arena Fonte Nova HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 88' Joaquim
Lucas Mugni 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

EC Bahia vs Santos FCSerie A at Arena Fonte Nova.

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Santos FC H 1–2 L
14 Sep Coritiba FBC A 4–2 W
03 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D
27 Aug Botafogo FR A 0–3 L
20 Aug RB Bragantino H 4–0 W
13 Aug CA Mineiro A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep EC Bahia A 2–1 W
14 Sep Cruzeiro EC H 0–3 L
03 Sep America FC A 0–2 L
27 Aug CA Mineiro A 0–2 L
20 Aug Gremio FBPA H 2–1 W
13 Aug Fortaleza EC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

EC Bahia Santos FC
#5 Position #17
33 Points 22
22 Played 21
8 / 9 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 7 / 9
29 Scored 29
25 Conceded 35
+4 GD -6
1.50 PPG 1.05
36% Win % 24%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

EC Bahia are 5th (33 pts). Santos FC are 17th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. EC Bahia host Santos FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' EC Bahia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rogério Ceni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. EC Bahia in their trying to find a way past Santos FC's compact .
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' EC Bahia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering EC Bahia that had 329 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 45' Santos FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Benjamin Rollheiser scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' EC Bahia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Santos FC backline.
  • 55' Santos FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Camilo Candido — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Ademir Santos as he leaves the pitch. Luciano Juba steps in for EC Bahia.
  • 71' Brazil international Joao Paulo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Marcos Leonardo Almeida gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Lucas Lima makes way for Nonato at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Santos FC.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Junior Caicara. He replaces Kevyson on 80 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for EC Bahia to replace Yago Felipe by Lucas Mugni on 83 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joaquim.
  • 90' Lucas Mugni was booked on 90.
  • 90' Dodi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yeferson Soteldo at the 90 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
EC Bahia49% Draw26% Santos FC25%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

EC Bahia or Draw
75%
Draw or Santos FC
51%
EC Bahia or Santos FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia38% Draw44% Santos FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — EC Bahia

Handicap EC Bahia covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
34%
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
17%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.