Cruzeiro vs Bahia prediction and preview
Serie A · Friday 6 November 2026, 00:30 UTC
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Cruzeiro vs Bahia preview
Cruzeiro welcome Bahia on Friday 6 November 2026 (00:30 UTC) in Serie A.
Cruzeiro have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Bahia have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Cruzeiro have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Bahia average 1.0 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Cruzeiro have 3 wins to Bahia's 1 across 5 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 10 May 2026, ended Bahia 1-2 Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro list 6 absentees, including Matheus Pereira (suspension), William (suspension) and Luis Sinisterra (injury). Matheus Pereira and William have featured heavily in recent matches. Bahia are without Léo Vieira (injury). Léo Vieira has featured heavily in recent matches. Rafael Rodrigo Klein is the appointed referee. Across 62 earlier matches in our data the average is 5.0 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 48% of those games.
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Cruzeiro expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Otávio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, Jonathan Jesus, Lucas Villalba, Lucas Romero, Zé Lucas, Gerson, Matheus Henrique, Keny Arroyo, Kaio Jorge
Bahia expected line-up (4-3-3)
Ronaldo, Marcos Victor, David Duarte, Marco Moreno, Luciano Juba, Rodrigo Nestor, Jean Lucas, Nicolás Acevedo, Cristian Olivera, Alejo Veliz, Erick Pulga