Fortaleza vs Bahia prediction 19.07.2025 | Serie A
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- Competition: Serie A
- Date: Saturday, 19th July, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Castelão (Fortaleza)
Fortaleza are playing one of their worst seasons in a long time. They were in the upper half of the league's table in the previous four years, so this season has to be considered a failure thus far. After 13 rounds, they are sitting in 19th place with only 10 points. Luckily for them, the safe zone is still one point away, but they have to start playing better. Their only bright spot this season was in the Copa Libertadores, where they reached the knockout phase, but most of their good games happened at the start of the season.
Bahia's results slowly improved over the previous years since they secured promotion from Serie B in the 2022 season. After finishing 16th in 2023, they climbed to eighth place (2024) and are now sitting in fourth with 24 points in 13 rounds - just three away from the first-placed Flamengo RJ. Besides their success in the Serie A, "Tricolor" did well in the domestic Cup, reaching the Semi-Finals and have also reached the Copa Sudamericana 1/16 Finals, where they just drew 0:0 against America de Cali in the first leg.
Fortaleza vs Bahia pick: Bahia (AH0) win
Fortaleza are in a terrible form. Including their loss in the Cup after penalties, Fortaleza lost eight games in a row across the competitions. At home, the situation is bad as well, considering they won only 27% of their games (three out of 11).
On the other hand, Bahia are in excellent momentum. They won four and drew one in the last five matches while scoring two or more goals on four occasions. Even in that draw (0:0) against America De Cali, they dominated, having almost 80% ball possession and 1.77 xG. So, just with a little luck, we would speak about a five-game winning streak. To be fair, their road record could have been better, but this match against struggling Fortaleza is the perfect opportunity to win points away from home.
These teams met in the Cup on 10th July, with Bahia winning 2:1. Moreover, Bahia won three of the last four h2h matches. Considering all the above, we believe the visitors are closer to winning the upcoming Serie A matches.
Fortaleza vs Bahia Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Bahia
2 : 1
Fortaleza
Copa do Nordeste
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Fortaleza
4 : 1
Bahia
Serie A
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Bahia
1 : 0
Fortaleza
Serie A
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Bahia
2 : 0
Fortaleza
Serie A
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Fortaleza
0 : 0
Bahia
Serie A
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Bahia
0 : 3
Fortaleza
Copa do Nordeste
Fortaleza team news
Central defender Gustavo Mancha suffered an injury in the previous game and had to leave the field seconds before the end of the first half. With Mancha out and with David Luiz already injured, we expect Benjamín Kuscevic and Gastón Ávila to start at the back.
Besides those two central defenders, the players who missed the previous games due to injuries should remain sidelined - Bruninho, Bruno Pacheco, and Moises.
Last matches of Fortaleza
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Bahia
2 : 1
Fortaleza
Copa do Nordeste
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Racing Club
1 : 0
Fortaleza
Copa Libertadores
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Fortaleza
0 : 0
Atlético Bucaramanga
Copa Libertadores
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Fortaleza
5 : 0
Juventude
Serie A
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Fortaleza
4 : 0
Colo-Colo
Copa Libertadores
Fortaleza lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Brenno
Defenders
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33
Emanuel Britez
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13
Benjamin Kuscevic
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3
Gaston Avila
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16
Diogo Barbosa
Midfielders
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8
Emmanuel Martinez
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5
Matheus Pereira
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88
Lucas Sasha
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26
Breno Lopes
Forwards
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7
Tomas Pochettino
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9
Juan Lucero
Bahia team news
After a goalless draw vs America De Cali, coach Rogerio Ceni spoke to the media. He said they dominated the match, but needed just a little luck to win. When asked about rotating the team for the Copa Sudamericana, the coach responded that he has to rotate in order to lower the chances of injuries.
The team should have no new injuries, but Erick, Kanu, and Rezende, who missed the previous games with injuries, should remain sidelined.
Last matches of Bahia
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Bahia
0 : 0
América de Cali
Copa Sudamericana
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Bahia
2 : 1
Atletico Mineiro
Serie A
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Bahia
2 : 1
Fortaleza
Copa do Nordeste
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Gremio
1 : 0
Bahia
Serie A
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Flamengo
1 : 0
Bahia
Serie A
Bahia lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Marcos Felipe
Defenders
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2
Gilberto
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33
David Duarte
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21
Santiago Ramos
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46
Luciano Juba
Midfielders
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19
Caio Alexandre
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6
Jean Lucas
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10
Everton Ribeiro
Forwards
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7
Ademir
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12
Willian Jose
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16
Erick Pulga
3 Reasons why Bahia should (AH 0) win
- Fortaleza lost eight games in a row
- Bahia won four and drew one in the last five matches
- Bahia won three of the previous four h2h games
Main prediction Fortaleza - Bahia
AH2 (0)
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.93
Additional predictions
Fortaleza vs Bahia standings in Serie A
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 - 9 | +14 | 30 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 - 5 | +21 | 27 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 - 14 | +4 | 27 |
| 4 | Bahia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 - 12 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 - 9 | +4 | 23 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 - 7 | +9 | 22 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 - 14 | +1 | 20 |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 - 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 - 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Ceará | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 - 12 | +2 | 18 |
| 11 | Mirassol | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 - 13 | +5 | 18 |
| 12 | Grêmio | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 - 19 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 - 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Internacional | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 - 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 - 18 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 - 18 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Vitória | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 - 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 - 24 | -14 | 11 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 - 19 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Sport Recife | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 - 20 | -15 | 3 |