Wednesday , 30 September 2026

EC Bahia vs Santos FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
EC Bahia
2 – 0
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 24 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC Arena Fonte Nova HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Acevedo 64' Y
Ademir Santos 65' Y
Y 76' Benjamin Rollheiser

Overview

Match Preview

EC Bahia vs Santos FC — Serie A at Arena Fonte Nova.

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

4
3
6
EC Bahia 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-24 EC Bahia 2–0 Santos FC 2025-04-06 Santos FC 2–2 EC Bahia 2023-09-18 EC Bahia 1–2 Santos FC 2023-05-10 Santos FC 3–0 EC Bahia 2021-09-12 Santos FC 0–0 EC Bahia

Recent Form

EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Santos FC H 2–0 W
17 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 2–1 W
10 Aug Fluminense FC H 3–3 D
02 Aug SC Recife A 0–0 D
27 Jul EC Juventude H 3–0 W
19 Jul Fortaleza EC A 1–1 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug EC Bahia A 0–2 L
17 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 0–6 L
10 Aug Cruzeiro EC A 2–1 W
04 Aug EC Juventude H 3–1 W
26 Jul SC Recife A 2–2 D
24 Jul SC Internacional H 1–2 L

Season Stats

EC Bahia Santos FC
#5 Position #8
46 Points 38
28 Played 27
12 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 9
43 Scored 41
35 Conceded 40
+8 GD +1
1.64 PPG 1.41
43% Win % 37%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

EC Bahia are 5th (46 pts). Santos FC are 8th (38 pts).

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
Santos FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
7/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/4
76+
7/7
■ 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
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Arena Fonte Nova will turn into a battlefield for EC Bahia and Santos FC.
  • 5' Santos FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 8' The EC Bahia manager makes a substitution. Ademir Santos departs to be replaced by Cauly.
  • 12' Luciano Juba makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and EC Bahia are in front.
  • 17' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Santos FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 22' Santos FC have won 364 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both EC Bahia and Santos FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His EC Bahia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Fresh legs for EC Bahia! Luciano Rodriguez comes on to replace Willian Jose.
  • 51' The 33-year-old Mayke has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Gustavo Caballero gets the nod from Santos FC. He replaces Gabriel Bontempo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Luciano Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! EC Bahia lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nicolas Acevedo.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Ademir Santos. He receives a card.
  • 65' EC Bahia ring the changes. Kayky has done his job and it is now time for Tiago to step up.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' Everton Ribeiro makes way for Rodrigo Nestor at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from EC Bahia.
  • 73' Fresh legs for EC Bahia! Rezende comes on to replace Nicolas Acevedo.
  • 74' Deivid Washington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tiquinho Soares on 74 minute.
  • 75' Another substitution for Santos FC to replace Mayke by Igor Vinicius on 75 minute.
  • 76' Benjamin Rollheiser is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 81' EC Bahia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Santos FC backline.
  • 86' Hyan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 86 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cesar Sampaio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Juba 3
Thaciano 2
Angelo Borges 2
Carlos Sanchez 2
Benjamin Rollheiser 2
Willian Jose 1
Gabriel Barbosa 1
Derlis Gonzalez 1

Head to Head

2025-08-24 EC Bahia 2–0 Santos FC 2025-04-06 Santos FC 2–2 EC Bahia 2023-09-18 EC Bahia 1–2 Santos FC 2023-05-10 Santos FC 3–0 EC Bahia 2021-09-12 Santos FC 0–0 EC Bahia

EC Bahia Form

2025-08-24 EC Bahia 2–0 Santos FC W 2025-08-17 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–2 EC Bahia W 2025-08-10 EC Bahia 3–3 Fluminense FC D 2025-08-02 SC Recife 0–0 EC Bahia D 2025-07-27 EC Bahia 3–0 EC Juventude W 2025-07-19 Fortaleza EC 1–1 EC Bahia D

Santos FC Form

2025-08-24 EC Bahia 2–0 Santos FC L 2025-08-17 Santos FC 0–6 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-08-10 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Santos FC W 2025-08-04 Santos FC 3–1 EC Juventude W 2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC D 2025-07-24 Santos FC 1–2 SC Internacional L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86 EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia51% Draw24% Santos FC25%
Actual: EC Bahia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

EC Bahia or Draw
76%
Draw or Santos FC
49%
EC Bahia or Santos FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
EC Bahia36% Draw43% Santos FC21%
Actual: EC Bahia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — EC Bahia

Handicap EC Bahia covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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