Anticipation builds as Flamengo prepare to host Bahia at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho on 2025-05-11 (kick-off 01:00 GMT), in week 8 of the 2025 Serie A.
Filipe Luís versus Rogério Ceni across 1 meeting, record stands at 1-0 with no draws.
The current standings see Flamengo hold 3rd place with 14 points, while Bahia occupy 6th with 12 points.
Flamengo report 4 missing players: Everton (Calf Injury), M. Vina (Knee Injury), N. de la Cruz (Yellow Cards), G. Plata (Knee Injury) whereas Bahia report 6 missing players: S. Arias (Muscle Injury), Caio Alexandre (Yellow Cards), Erick (Yellow Cards), Kanu (Muscle Injury), Ronaldo Strada (Muscle Injury), Gilberto (Inactive).
We're predicting Flamengo to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Bahia are expected to line up in 3-4-3.
Last time out, G. Varela registered the best mark for Flamengo - 8.5 - and Rezende did likewise for Bahia with an 8.2 score.
Different fortunes: Flamengo drew 1-1 with Central Córdoba SdE, while Bahia fell 1-3 against Nacional.
Both teams have been in great form: Flamengo 2-2-1 and Bahia 4-0-1 over their last 5 matches.
Dominance for Flamengo: across 24 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 4 games to Bahia, with 4 stalemates.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Flamengo, bolstered by their 2-1-0 home record and an average of 3.67 goals per game.
Flamengo RJ is going head to head with Bahia on 11/5/2025 00:00 GMT at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Flamengo RJ v Bahia H2H statistics!