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Bahia and Atlético Mineiro meet at Arena Fonte Nova, in a match for the 34 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-20-2017, Bahia won by (0- 2). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in house and outside.
Bahia :
After 12 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position, with 45 points won. In their last match, they won against Avaí by (1-2), after in the previous match they won (2-0) at home, in a match against Ponte Preta. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Bahia won 6, tied 2 and lost 2, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 17 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they scored 11 of their 29 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 17 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Bahia continues to make a good campaign in the second half of the Brazilian championship and is now unbeaten four days ago, coming from two wins in a row, which helped the club to approach the access group and to dream of a place in the Copa Libertadores. In his last match, he stood out for the quality in the change of passes and the opportunism of the attack, since, despite having finished half of the opponent’s time, he managed the comeback in the game and guaranteed three more points against the Avai. The good offensive performance was not exclusive to that game, since the team owns one of the four best attacks of the competition, being that at home he did not manage to balance the net in only one game until then. Playing at home, Bahia has the fifth best season of the championship and in this condition has the best attack. It is likely that coach Carpegiani will keep the team in 4-1-4-1 or in 4-2-3-1, with highlight for Edigar June in the attack, which scored five goals in the last four days.
Atletico-MG :
After 12 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 45 points won. In their last match, they have won at home against Atlético GO by (3-2), after in the previous match they lost out in a match against Santos, by (3-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Atlético Mineiro has 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, for which they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (8 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 5 comebacks.
Atletico Mineiro enters the field for this game a little less pressured, having returned to win at home for the Brazilian championship, as he had accumulated a defeat and a draw in their recent clashes within their domains. On the last day, in a very lively game, he came to be at a disadvantage on the scoreboard twice, but he had good control of the game and missed few passes, thus achieving the three points against the weak Atlético Goianiense. The defensive performance in the second half does not reflect much what the team presented throughout the competition, as it still has one of the best defenses. However, his attack is not the best, having stopped swinging the adversary network in eight games so far. As a visitor, the mining club owns the third best campaign. For this game, two important absences are already confirmed: Leonardo Silva and Fred.
Bahia vs Atletico-MG head to head matches
20.07.17 SA Atletico-MG Bahia 0 : 2
22.10.14 SA Bahia Atletico-MG 1 : 1
20.07.14 SA Atletico-MG Bahia 1 : 1
09.11.13 SA Bahia Atletico-MG 0 : 0
15.08.13 SA Atletico-MG Bahia 2 : 0