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Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro · Serie A

Bahia

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1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 1–2.

Shots
1310
Shots on target
53
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Bahia 2–1. Recorded in this match (Bahia – Cruzeiro): shots 13–10, shots on target 5–3, possession 62%–38%, corners 6–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Bahia's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bahia's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.38 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1.38 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Bahia have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.2% ●PossessionBahia · Cruzeiro46.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBahiaCruzeiroBaseline
Possession55.2%46.2%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots10 shotsBahia 13 shots, Cruzeiro 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsBahia 5 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Possession62%38%Bahia 62%, Cruzeiro 38%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersBahia 6 corners, Cruzeiro 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls12 foulsBahia 11 fouls, Cruzeiro 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsBahia 1 card, Cruzeiro 3 cards
  • Passes486 passes292 passesBahia 486 passes, Cruzeiro 292 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%78%Bahia 87%, Cruzeiro 78%
  • Shots inside box4 shots7 shotsBahia 4 shots, Cruzeiro 7 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksBahia 4 blocks, Cruzeiro 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesBahia 1 save, Cruzeiro 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesBahia 1 offside, Cruzeiro 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Bahia
2Draws
2Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Bahia · Serie A3–0
Cruzeiro — Bahia · Serie A1–1
Bahia — Cruzeiro · Serie A4–1
Cruzeiro — Bahia · Serie A3–0
Bahia — Cruzeiro · Serie A2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bahia favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 5 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bahia21 matchesCruzeiro23 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored21/23▲ 1.61 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed21/23▲ 0.7 goals/match
12.7 shots/matchShots21/23▲ 13.8 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target21/23▲ 4.83 shots/match
55.2% ●Possession21/2346.2%
4.38 corners/matchCorners21/23● 5.87 corners/match
2.14 cards/matchCards21/232.52 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls21/2313.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 16 Sept 2025, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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