📏 Form Guide

Bahia

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Bahia will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 1-2 Serie A triumph versus Corinthians.

In that match, Bahia had 41% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Bahia, the goalscorers were Lucas (32') and José (45'). At the other end, Corinthians got 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Bidon (12') scored for Corinthians.

Rogério Ceni's Bahia have hit the back of the net a sum total of 8 times in their prior 6 outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 7.

Leading up to this clash, Bahia:

• have left without a victory over Fluminense in their previous 3 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.

Fluminense

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Fluminense go into this encounter following on from a 2-1 Serie A win vs Grêmio in their most recent game.

In that game, Fluminense had 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Fluminense, the scorers were Nonato (46') and Luciano Acosta (59'). Gremio got 12 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Vinícius (75') was the scorer for Grêmio.

A run of very capable showings by the Fluminense defensive unit has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 fixtures combined. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 14. Let’s find out if that trend can be continued on here.

A look at their previous results shows us that Fluminense:

• are winless against Bahia when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league games. Not good.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 17/04/2024 shows us that Bahia have won 2 of these and Fluminense 3, with the tally of draws being 1.

15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 from Tricolor de Aço and 9 netted by Tricolor. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league fixture between the two was Serie A match day 38 on 07/12/2025 and the score finished Fluminense 2-0 Bahia.

That day, Fluminense managed 53% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Ganso (75') and Silva (83').

For their opponents, Bahia had 14 shots at goal with 5 on target.

The match was refereed by Matheus Delgado Candançan.

📋 Team News: Bahia

Mateo Sanabria (Fitness) and Ruan Pablo (Inner ankle ligament tear) are unavailable for Bahia boss Rogério Ceni. Michel Araújo cannot play in this game through suspension.

It looks as if Tricolor de Aço will probably line up in a 4-3-3 system featuring Ronaldo, Gilberto, David Duarte, Santi Ramos Mingo, Luciano Juba, Everton Ribeiro, Nicolás Acevedo, Jean Lucas, Ademir Santos, Willian José and Erick Pulga.

📰 Team News: Fluminense

We reckon that Tricolor seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Fabio, Samuel Xavier, Jemmes, Juan Pablo Freytes, Rene, Gustavo Nonato, Martinelli, Agustín Canobbio, Luciano Acosta, Kevin Serna and John Kennedy.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Fluminense could find themselves up against it to get anything against this Bahia team who will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re going for a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 winning score for Bahia when the referee blows for full-time.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Peter Guest, 21:32 05/02/2026