Bahia FC vs Flamengo FC Prediction: Flamengo are the favorites

Bahia and Flamengo will face off at the Arena Fonte for the first leg of their quarter-final clash. Bahia advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Botafogo with a 2-1 aggregate victory. Flamengo on the other hand also defeated Palmeiras by a 2-1 aggregate win. Both teams will come all out for the win here and we envisage goals from both teams. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in all competitions: DWWWL

Bahia is unbeaten in their last four games across all competitions with 3 victories and a draw. However, they were held down to a goalless draw by Botagogo in their most recent league game. Bahia advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Botafogo by a 2-1 aggregate. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw but Luciano Rodriguez saved Bahia with his late goal in the second half to give them the win. In the current season, they have an overall league statistics of 11 wins, 6 draws, and 7 losses from 24 games played. 

Form in all competitions: WLLWD

Flamengo continues to aspire for a top position in the Brasileiro this season as they are currently 4th placed in the league table with only 4 points behind league leaders Fortaleza. They have accumulated 13 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses from a total of 23 games played. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil after defeating Palmeiras by a 2-1 aggregate. It is also important to state that Flamengo is also in the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores where they’ll play Penarol next month. 

Flamengo leads in their H2H stats with 13 wins, and 3 draws while Bahia has only 4 wins. 

Flamengo have a good record against Bahia and one of them is that Flamengo has won the last 8 games between them and they’ve scored first in 7 of those games. Although Bahia is in great form at the moment, we believe Flamengo will not lose this game and they’ll qualify to the semi-finals. They’ve met once this season in the league and Flamengo won that game with a 2-1 scoreline. Our prediction is a win or draw for Flamengo. 

It’s also important to note that there has been a total of over 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 9 encounters and we should expect a similar result here. A more conservative option would be to wager on a minimum of two goals from either team.

• Flamengo have consistently won the last 8 encounters between them
• More than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 9 games
• Flamengo have scored first in their last 7 encounters
• Flamengo have won the first half in 5 of their last 7 games
• There have been more than 10.5 corners in 7 of their last 9 encounters