Fortaleza vs Bahia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th July 2025

When Bahia come to Castelao for the Serie A match on Saturday, Fortaleza will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Fortaleza are placed 19th with ten points after 13 matches. Bahia occupy a position as fourth in the league on 24 points.

Bahia have been a surprise package so far this season and a win against Fortaleza will serve to strengthen their position.

Fortaleza have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 18 goals, or 1.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Bahia managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded eight goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 0.8 goals an average per game.

Fortaleza beat Bahia by 4-1 in their most recent match, while Bahia claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that.

Fortaleza vs Bahia Prediction

Fortaleza Form

Fortaleza have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-0 by Flamengo, before Santos FC ran out 2-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Ceara, who came out 0-1 winners. Fortaleza just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Castelao. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Fortaleza entered the season hunting for a title, however they find themselves far off track at this stage.

Bahia Form

In their last three matches, Bahia first beat Sao Paulo 2-1, then Red Bull Bragantino by 0-3 and finally Atletico MG by 2-1. Bahia claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and six scored.

Standards are high at a club like Bahia and as such the season is so far going according to plan.

Fortaleza look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Bahia is the value bet.

Fortaleza fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target one times in these matches, but also let in nine goals. Bahia recorded two wins from their last three games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected seven points. They scored six goals while conceding four. Fortaleza claimed two wins, four draws as well as seven defeats in the Serie A this season. Bahia have a record of seven wins, three draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

Fortaleza vs Bahia Squads

Fortaleza Squad

Vojvoda will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bahia from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Brenno (0/0), Joao Ricardo (0/13), Magrao (0/0), Bruno Pacheco (0/3), David Luiz (0/7), Diogo Barbosa (1/6), Emanuel Britez (0/2), Eros Mancuso (0/9), Gaston Avila (0/4), Gustavo Mancha (0/10), Tinga (1/6), Yago Pikachu (2/12), Benjamin Kuscevic (0/12), Bruninho (0/0), Calebe (1/7), Jose Welison (0/8), Leandro Martinez (1/11), Lucas Emanoel (0/0), Lucas Sasha (0/9), Lucca Prior (0/4), Luquinhas (0/0), Marinho (0/9), Matheus Pereira (0/1), Matheus Rossetto (0/7), Rodrigo Santos (0/0), Tomas Pochettino (1/8), Adam Bareiro (0/0), Allanzinho (0/4), Breno Lopes (1/8), Deyverson (1/11), Jose Herrera (0/0), Juan Martin Lucero (3/13), Kervin Andrade (0/0), Moises Vieira (0/3).

Bahia Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bahia players that the manager Rogerio Ceni will choose from for the upcoming game:

Danilo Fernandes (0/0), Gabriel Souza (0/0), Marcos Felipe (0/10), Ronaldo (0/4), Andre Dhominique (0/0), Gabriel Xavier (0/3), Gilberto Junior (1/11), Iago (0/5), Jose Guilherme (0/0), Kanu (0/2), Luciano Juba (3/13), Nicolas Acevedo (0/8), Ryan Santos (0/0), Santiago Arias (0/5), Santiago Ramos (0/13), Caio Alexandre (0/11), Cauly (1/11), David Duarte (0/10), Erick (3/8), Everton Ribeiro (1/12), Jean Lucas (0/11), Leo Cittadini (0/0), Rezende (0/1), Rodrigo Nestor (0/5), Ademir Santos (0/10), Erick Pulga (0/13), Kayky (1/8), Luciano Rodriguez (0/11), Michel Araujo (3/6), Tiago (0/4), Willian Jose (2/11).

Fortaleza vs Bahia Team News

Fortaleza might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bahia. Benjamin Kuscevic, Kervin Andrade and Emanuel Britez can't be called up by the Fortaleza-manager, with both serving a ban.

Bahia just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Fortaleza at the Castelao. Ronaldo is ineligible for selection in the Bahia squad, as he is suspended.

Fortaleza vs Bahia Lineups

Fortaleza vs Bahia H2H

Fortaleza beat Bahia by 4-1 in their most recent match, while Bahia claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Bahia have been the dominant force winning five matches against Fortaleza. The bookies have Bahia to win this match at best price odds of 7/4.

Fortaleza vs Bahia Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Fortaleza and Bahia. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Fortaleza vs Bahia Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Yago Pikachu, who is performing well for Fortaleza. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Bahia.The visitors will be looking to Michel Araujo to find the net once again, after managing three Serie A goals for Bahia in recent matches.

Fortaleza claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Bahia won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Should Fortaleza pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

The last ten encounters between Fortaleza and Bahia saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Fortaleza averaging 1.2 goals a game. Bahia scored 1.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Fortaleza’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bahia, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.