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‹ Brasileirão Série A · Matchday 33
Bahia 7thDLWLL
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São Paulo 9thDWWLL

Bahia vs São Paulo prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Bahia to win: 48%, about 1 in 2

Bahia48%Bookies 48
Draw26%Bookies 26
São Paulo26%Bookies 26

Goals call3+ goals 52% · bookies 52%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

The coach and sceptic see modest goal leanings just above the line, the dressing room sees a tight mid-table contest, so the 52% over figure looks reasonable.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

Our analysts are split: The Coach thinks Bahia are underrated; The Sceptic thinks São Paulo are underrated.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Bahia's home scoring edge meets a São Paulo side that rarely scores away

Bahia score 1.44 per game at home while São Paulo manage just 0.75 away, conceding 7 in their last 5 on the road. Both teams score in 62% of Bahia's matches, and the season's scoring environment sits at 2.66 goals per match.

BahiaBahia: slightly underrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Mid-table stakes and equal rest point to a tense, low-margin contest

Bahia sit 7th on 50 points, São Paulo 9th on 43, both from 32 games with equal rest of 4 days. Bahia's home form reads L W W W W D, while São Paulo's last 6 show three wins in six, so neither arrives in crisis.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

São Paulo's head-to-head dominance makes 26% look a touch short

Yet their away form is D L L L L with one goal scored, so the market's 48-26-26 split looks broadly fair, maybe slightly kind to Bahia.

São PauloSão Paulo: slightly underrated Low

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Bahia are favourites at 48%, with São Paulo on 26% and the draw on 26%. Bahia are 7th and São Paulo 9th in Brasileirão Série A. In their last five league games, Bahia won one and São Paulo two.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Bahia win or draw
74%
Either team wins (no draw)
74%
São Paulo win or draw
52%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
76%
3+ goals
52%
4+ goals
30%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
55%
No
45%

We expect about 1.6 goals from Bahia and 1.1 from São Paulo. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (12%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 9. Next: 1–0 (10%), 2–1 (9%), 2–0 (8%), 0–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 48%26%26%Stats preview#1718

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Bahia: last 6

DLWLLW · 5 scored, 8 conceded

25 Octat Santos1–1D
18 Octvs Flamengo0–3L
11 Octvs Mirassol1–0W
9 Octat Palmeiras0–1L
20 Sepat Atletico Paranaense1–2L
14 Sepvs Remo2–1W

Last 5 at home: LWWWD

São Paulo: last 6

DWWLLW · 6 scored, 6 conceded

24 Octat Mirassol1–1D
18 Octvs Vasco DA Gama1–0W
11 Octvs Vitoria2–1W
8 Octat Cruzeiro0–2L
2 Octvs Santos1–2L
20 Sepvs Internacional1–0W

Last 5 away: DLLLL

Season stats

BahiaSão Paulo
1.41Goals scored per game1.16
1.25Goals conceded per game1.12
1.44Scored per game at home1.56
1.38Scored per game away0.75
50%Matches over 2.5 goals38%
62%Both teams scored56%
28%Clean sheets22%
16%Failed to score22%

League matches only, 32 games each.

Brasileirão Série A table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
4Cruzeiro32+554WWLWW
5Fluminense32+951LLLWW
6Atletico-MG32+650LWWDW
7Bahia32+550DLWLL
8Santos32+246DWLDW
9São Paulo32+143DWWLL
10RB Bragantino32+141LDWDL
11Botafogo32-739LWDLL
12Coritiba32-1239LLDLL

Full Brasileirão Série A table

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Bahia won 1, São Paulo 4, 1 draw; 2.8 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
3 May 2026São Paulo2–2BahiaSerie A
26 Oct 2025São Paulo2–0BahiaSerie A
31 May 2025Bahia2–1São PauloSerie A
6 Nov 2024Bahia0–3São PauloSerie A
30 Jun 2024São Paulo3–1BahiaSerie A
29 Nov 2023Bahia0–1São PauloSerie A

Team news: injuries and suspensions

Bahia2
  • Susp.KanuSuspended
  • OutLeo VieiraKnee
São Paulo8
  • Susp.Iago BorduchiSuspended
  • OutArturNot available
  • OutN. BosshardtNot available
Show 5 more
  • OutButaKnee
  • OutCaulyNot available
  • OutD. DuarteKnee
  • OutJonathan CalleriNot available
  • DoubtFerreiraInjury

From our match data feed · updated UK time (GMT).

Match context

Travel for São Paulo
1,455 km
Rest days
Bahia 4São Paulo 4
Matches in the last 14 days: Bahia 2 · São Paulo 2
Weather at kick-off
26°C · wind 8 km/h
Rain expected
Referee
Anderson Daronco
Goals in this league
Brasileirão Série A average: 2.66 per match

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