Flamengo has a chance to advance to second place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A table this week when they take on Bahia. The match schedules for Thursday at the Estadio do Maracana, with kickoff at 1:00 am.
Flamengo couldn’t keep calm with a 2-2 draw against Chapecoense on Monday Paulo.
Coming into this encounter, Flamengo were thought to be the favorites to pick up three points, but Mengao lived up to the expectations as they beat Flamengo 3-1.
The first half saw Flamengo play a more reserved strategy as they waited for their opponents to open up.
This plan didn’t heat up until the end of the first half when they started pressuring the opponent’s goal and managed to score two goals from quick attacks that beat the defense.
Without its usual leader and scorer, the Palestra Italia side had more problems than expected and never found a way to dominate the match.
Playing against Atletico’s defense for most of the first half and with the pressure of losing more points saw Renato Gaucho out of luck.
Fans see Santos, Santos is Guto Ferreira, they are pioneers in Brazil, but they do not have the strength to be at the top four. If this was true, they were defeated by Bahia after playing so well in the series, and even Corinthians could beat Sao Paulo 1-0.
Flamengo vs Bahia Head to Head
Both sides have 17 games against each other with Flamengo taking nine wins while Bahia with four wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Chapecoense 2-2 Flamengo
- Flamengo 2-0 Atletico Goianiense
- Athletico Paranaense 2-2 Flamengo
- Flamengo 1-0 Atletico Mineiro
- Flamengo 0-3 Athletico Paranaense
Away
- Bahia 1-0 Sao Paulo
- Juventude 0-0 Bahia
- Bahia 1-1 Ceara SC
- Bahia 3-0 Chapecoense
- America Mineiro 0-0 Bahia
Flamengo Team News
As reported, Flamengo attacking midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta picked up a muscle injury in the game against Cruzeiro . De Arrascaeta has not played since. He picked up his injury against Cruzeiro when he hit the turf awkwardly after a sliding tackle.
Bahia Team News
Rossi became the first player this year to score wearing Bahia’s iconic No. 10 jersey. According to the Bahia fans’ association, only seven others had previously scored in that number.
Prediction and Odds
The lack of attacking options for the opponents puts them at a disadvantage this week.
- Flamengo Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- No Goal: Away
