Bahia vs Club Nacional Prediction 07.05.2025 | Copa Libertadores

• Competition: Copa Libertadores - Group F
• Date: Wednesday, 7th May 2025
• Kickoff: 23:00 UK / 00:00 CEST
• Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (Salvador)

Desperate to stay on top of Group F, Bahia will welcome bottom-placed Nacional of Uruguay to Arena Fonte Nova for Thursday's Copa Libertadores clash.

Bahia’s long-awaited return to the group stage of South America’s top-tier competition after nearly four decades has gone remarkably well, as they sit atop Group F with seven points from first three rounds and are already laying the groundwork for a potential knockout stage berth.

Although they carved their way into the last 16 in previous two seasons, Club Nacional seem far off the pace this time around, struggling to keep up in a competitive Group F where a dramatic 3-3 stalemate versus Internacional merely opened their account after a trio of winless fixtures.

Bahia vs Club Nacional Betting Tips : UNDER 2.5

Erick Pulga’s 64th-minute strike proved decisive in the opening group-stage clash between these sides, and we anticipate a similarly tight rematch with both teams likely to engage in a tactical chess match where genuine scoring chances could be few and far between. Recently, Bahia have turned winning by the slimmest of margins into an art form, collecting five straight 1-0 victories across multiple tournaments, and fittingly, that razor-thin edge was all they needed to clinch two of their first three Copa Libertadores fixtures. Facing Bahia’s well-drilled backline, it will be fascinating to see whether Club Nacional’s attack can maintain their ruthless streak in the final third, having recently rediscovered their scoring groove by stringing together four straight competitive fixtures with at least three goals on the board. Despite their recent matches delivering an offensive spectacle, we doubt Bolso can turn this one into a goal-fest, as Bahia are playing with great discipline and responsibility at the back, fully capable of suffocating their opponents' attacks, which leads us to believe the match will stay within the bounds of a modest goal offering.