Vitoria vs Bahia - prediction, team news, lineups

Vitoria volition invited Bahia to the Barradao successful Salvador connected Sunday for a decisive Ba-Vi derby successful circular 24 of the 2026 Brasileiro.

The hosts caput into the contention aft securing a 1-0 triumph implicit Botafogo, portion Bahia volition beryllium looking to respond aft an entertaining 3-3 gully distant to Chapecoense.

Match preview

Vitoria get successful bully signifier aft beating Botafogo 1-0, ending a four-match winless run. With 29 points, the Rubro-Negro beryllium successful 12th spot and are relying connected their location strength, having recorded 8 wins, 1 gully and 2 losses successful 11 matches — the third-best location grounds successful Serie A by that measure.

The squad besides gained assurance aft thrashing Athletico-PR 4-0 to scope the quarter-finals of the Copa bash Brasil. In the Brasileirao, however, the onslaught is inactive searching for greater efficiency, with 23 goals successful 23 matches — an mean of conscionable 1 per game. The defence, meanwhile, has conceded 33 goals, for a extremity quality of minus ten.

Off the pitch, the nine resolved an important contented up of the Ba-Vi. Vitoria reached an statement with Portimonense, paid US$394,000 of the indebtedness owed, and had FIFA's transportation prohibition lifted, meaning they are erstwhile again authorised to registry caller players.

The determination besides removes the hazard of the Rubro-Negro losing six points successful Serie A, a punishment that could person further analyzable their campaign. With the concern present regularised, Vitoria tin registry caller signings and spell into the derby with greater bid of caput arsenic they look to support their bully tally of form.

Bahia get astatine the Ba-Vi successful sixth spot successful the Brasileirao, with 34 points, and are looking to extremity a tally of 5 consecutive draws. The Tricolor person gone 7 rounds unbeaten, but person won conscionable doubly successful that period, which has slowed their pursuit of the starring positions.

The inconsistent tally has besides accrued the unit connected Rogerio Ceni. The 3-3 gully with Chapecoense, bottommost of the table, weighed adjacent much heavily, fixed that Bahia had led 3 times but were incapable to clasp connected to the result.

Away from home, signifier is different interest for the Esquadrao. The broadside person not won successful six matches arsenic visitors and person collected conscionable 10 points from their past 10 games successful that information — coming up against a Vitoria broadside with the third-best location grounds successful the division.

In presumption of caller history, Bahia clasp the vantage successful the derby, having won 3 of the past 5 Ba-Vis. Alejo Veliz, who volition look Vitoria for the archetypal time, highlighted his acquisition successful derbies during his clip astatine Rosario Central and said helium was assured of securing each 3 points astatine the Barradao.

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Team News

Vitoria person a fig of absentees successful the attraction country for the Ba-Vi. Ruben Ismael, Edu, Riccieli, Dudu, Anderson Pato, Nathan Mendes and Caique Goncalves each stay sidelined, portion Gabriel Baralhas is simply a uncertainty aft experiencing carnal discomfort and volition beryllium reassessed.

Among those connected yellow-card suspension watch, Vitoria person Emmanuel Martinez and Rene, who are some 1 booking distant from a ban. With truthful galore limitations wrong the squad, Jair Ventura volition person to negociate the options disposable to him for the derby.

Rogerio Ceni volition besides beryllium without immoderate cardinal players for the match. Kaue Furquim is distant with the Brazil Under-17 squad, portion Leo Vieira, Ademir and Everton Ribeiro stay retired done injury; Erick is besides unavailable done suspension.

Among those connected yellow-card suspension watch, Bahia person Ronaldo, Kanu, Jean Lucas, Sanabria and Everaldo, each of whom are connected 2 bookings.

Vitoria imaginable starting lineup:

Lucas Arcanjo; Caca, Emanuel Britez, Luan Candido, Ramon; Emmanuel Martinez, Ze Vitor; Erick, Matheuzinho, Tarzia; Rene. Coach: Jair Ventura.

Bahia imaginable starting lineup:

Ronaldo; Roman Gomez, David Duarte, Santiago Mingo, Luciano Juba; Rodrigo Nestor, Jean Lucas, Acevedo; Mateo Sanabria, Alejo Veliz, Erick Pulga. Coach: Rogerio Ceni.

We say: Vitoria 1-0 Bahia

Vitoria person been peculiarly beardown astatine home, boasting the third-best location grounds successful the Brasileiro aft losing conscionable erstwhile successful 11 matches, portion Bahia ain the 13th-best distant grounds contempt going unbeaten successful their past 5 games.

Even so, the Barradao origin could beryllium decisive successful this Ba-Vi derby, with Vitoria arriving connected the backmost of affirmative results and possessing capable to borderline what should beryllium a tightly contested encounter.

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