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EC Bahia v Coritiba Betting Tips [12 August 2020]

Football - Brasileirão Serie A

12 August 2020 19:30

EC BAHIA
1
End
0
CORITIBA
45' :  1 - 0
Coritiba win or draw
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The match

The new Brasileirao season continues with newly-promoted Cortiba travelling to face Bahia at the Arena Fonte Nova on Thursday evening. The visitors were defeated in their opening game by Internacional 1-0 and will be aiming to get on the board early in a bid to avoid immediate relegation while their hosts did not compete during the opening weekend, seeing their game with Botafogo postponed.  

Bahia finished 11th last term and in their fourth successive season in the top-flight, manager Roger Machado will be hoping to improve on their finish this time around. Bahia’s last outing seen them clinch the Campeonato Baiano on penalties as they defeated Alagoinhas 7-6 in a penalty shootout meaning the record Salvador State Championship winners have now won the title three years in a row. That victory was also Bahia’s fifth in seven at home since July when they returned to action and their only defeat came at the hands of Ceara in the second-leg of the Copa do Nordeste final. The home side also enjoyed a fine return to competition with five wins from six but they have failed to win any of their last five games after 90 minutes which is a worry coming into their first league game of the season. 

As for the visitors they may not have got the result they wanted against Internacional but Eduardo Barroca’s men will come into this game with the belief that they can overturn their hosts. Cortiba are unbeaten in 15 meetings with Bahia since 2007 although they have managed to win three of those fixtures. In head-to-head meetings when Bahia have hosted since the new millenium these teams have drawn nine times including each of the last seven games the last of which was in 2017. Coritiba made it to the final of their state championship but lost 3-1 on aggregate to Athletico Paranaense and were beaten 1-0 in the away leg which was their first defeat on the road since February.  

Key Statistics

  • Coritiba have either won or drawn their last 15 meetings with Bahia.
  • Bahia are winless in five games after 90 minutes.
  • Coritiba have lost on just one of their last 11 trips to this ground.

The bet of our experts

Bahia were made to wait for their season to start when their game was postponed while Coritiba returned to Brasileirao on a sombre note losing out to Internacional. Nonetheless, I do expect the visiting side to open their account for the season in this game with at least a point on their travels. I’m tipping a Coritiba (double chance) win or draw.  

Created on 11/08/2020 at 17:08
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
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