Bahia v Cruzeiro

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The Brazilian top flight action continues this weekend and Saturday evening features this upcoming clash between 15th placed Bahia and their mid-table visitors, Cruzeiro, when the two teams face off at the Arena Fonte Nova with the hosts looking to put an end to a worrying five-match winless run in Serie A.

Bahia have slipped to three defeats and two draws in these past five league matches which has seen the hosts suffer defeats at the hands of Santos, Flamengo and Internacional, while only managing to pick up single points in recent draws with Goias and Fortaleza, leaving the hosts just one point above the early relegation zone.

The hosts have managed to capture just two wins to date in this season's campaign which came in the form of a 1-0 win away at Vasco da Gama along with a comprehensive 3-1 home win against Coritiba but five defeats to date have meant that Bahia occupy a lowly position in the Serie A table.

Nevertheless, goals could feature here as three of Bahia's four home games to date have resulted in Over 2.5 goals along with the hosts failing to keep a single clean sheet as well.

Cruzeiro sit in 10th place in the Brazilian top flight table but the visitors have also stumbled on hard times of late as they have managed to register just one win out of their last five matches overall in Serie A, which came in the shape of a resounding 4-0 win away from home at America Mineiro.

However, Cruzeiro have also been handed three defeats within this recent period, losing to the likes of Fluminense, Cuiaba and Atletico Mineiro - interestingly, each of these three defeats were inflicted upon Cruzeiro on home soil at their Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

Results away from home though will give Cruzeiro cause for optimism as they are unbeaten in their last three matches on their travels, picking up wins at Bragantino 3-0 and the aforementioned 4-0 victory at America Mineiro.

Along with a 2-1 loss at Corinthians in their opening away game of the season, that's three of Cruzeiro's four away games that have resulted in Over 2.5 goals to date in this campaign.

Bahia v Cruzeiro Verdict

Both Bahia and Cruzeiro have produced mixed results lately in the Brazilian top flight but both teams have also been involved in high-scoring and entertaining encounters and this trend could well continue here on Saturday evening at the Arena Fonte Nova as Bahia look to pull away from the relegation zone, while Cruzeiro will be wanting to cement their place in at least the Copa Sudamericana spots.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.07

Other side bets worth considering:

Cruzeiro win @ 2.87

Correct score: Cruzeiro 3-1 @ 26.00