Atlético-MG vs Bahia Prediction: Two strong teams meet in an exciting duel

Atlético and Bahia have been in the spotlight in this Brasileirão, not only for their positive results but especially for their enjoyable style of play. The Miners are in seventh place on nine points with a game in hand. Bahia is the surprise package of the Série A so far, leading the table with the same 13 points as Athletico Paranaense. The match promises to be very interesting to follow.

The Rooster played midweek for the Copa Libertadores and beat Caracas 4-0. Gabriel Milito rested top scorer Paulinho, but the team still had no problem scoring. Atlético won five games and lost just one to Peñarol in its group. The Belo Horizonte club finished as the second-best team in the group stage, only beaten by River Plate with 16 points. The Miners will do everything they can to beat Bahia and climb to a place more suitable to their value.

The Brasileirão stopped for two weeks, but in the meantime, the Tricolor Baiano played two matches for two distinct competitions. Bahia beat Criciúma 2-0 on the road to qualify for the next stage of the Copa do Brasil, and in the last game, it lost to CRB on penalties in the Copa do Nordeste semi-finals, a regional tournament. This season, Bahia failed to win the smaller tournaments, such as the Campeonato Baiano and the Copa do Nordeste, but still has the most important competitions to play. It will not be easy to keep the lead in the Brasileirão after this round, as beating Atlético Mineiro at the Arena MRV is very tricky. A point would be positive for Rogério Ceni's team.

Atlético plays at home and is considered the favorite for this match, which promises to be exciting. Bahia has only lost one of its three games away from home, against Internacional. The Baianos won at Botafogo, showing personality and that they can do well in any stadium. To keep the possibility of a draw open, I'm backing a Double Chance for Atlético Mineiro with a maximum of three goals scored.