Bahia vs São Paulo Prediction: Ceni's Attack to Overcome São Paulo's Defensive Resilience
Bahia host São Paulo on 29 October 2026 with a seven point gap and a league position at stake: Bahia sit seventh on 50 points from 32 games, São Paulo ninth on 43 and a home win would pull the…
2026-10-29 at 00:30 GMT marks a key week 33 encounter between Bahia and São Paulo in 2026's Serie A.
On average in 10 games, Referee A. Daronco registers 5-6 yellows and 0 reds, and 23 fouls.
In the last meeting, Ceni Rogerio has not beaten Dorival Júnior, with 1 draw and no victories for Dorival Júnior.
In the table Bahia are 7th (50 pts) and São Paulo sit 9th with 43 pts.
Bahia have 2 players sidelined: Kanu (Yellow Cards), Leo Vieira (Knee Injury) whereas São Paulo face 8 absences: Artur (Inactive), N. Bosshardt (Inactive), Buta (Knee Injury), Cauly (Inactive), D. Duarte (Knee Injury), Iago Borduchi (Yellow Cards), Jonathan Calleri (Inactive), Ferreira (Injury).
Our forecast has Bahia in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with São Paulo set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
In their last outing, Bahia's highest-rated performer was A. Veliz (6.3), while São Paulo's standout was D. Duarte (7.9).
No winners or losers: Bahia drew 1-1 vs. Santos, as did São Paulo with Mirassol: 1-1.
Neither side is flying – Bahia 1-1-3 and São Paulo 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
São Paulo lead this rivalry - 14 wins from 29 matches versus Bahia (who've won just 8 games), alongside 7 draws.
We predict Bahia to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (7-6-3) and 1.44 goals/game.
Bahia is going head to head with Sao Paulo on 29/10/2026 00:30 GMT 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 Bahia v Sao Paulo H2H statistics!