Bahia vs Sport 2025 Brasileiro Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 38': Lucas Lima (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Goal! Bahia 1, Sport Recife 0. Rodrigo Nestor (Bahia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ademir following a corner.
- 45'+6': Penalty saved. Willian José (Bahia) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Caíque França (Sport Recife).
- 45': Substitution, Sport Recife. Pedro Augusto replaces Adriel because of an injury.
- 54': Goal! Bahia 2, Sport Recife 0. Luciano Juba (Bahia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Éverton Ribeiro.
- 61': Christian Rivera (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Bahia. Caio Alexandre replaces Nicolás Acevedo.
- 64': Substitution, Bahia. Tiago replaces Erick Pulga.
- 67': Substitution, Sport Recife. Chrystian Barletta replaces Matheusinho.
- 75': Substitution, Bahia. Ruan Pablo replaces Willian José.
- 75': Substitution, Bahia. Cauly replaces Éverton Ribeiro.
- 75': Substitution, Bahia. Erick replaces Rodrigo Nestor.
- 75': Substitution, Sport Recife. Matheus Alexandre replaces Aderlan because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Sport Recife. Ramon Menezes replaces Igor Cariús.
- 80': Substitution, Sport Recife. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Lucas Lima.
- 85': Santiago Ramos Mingo (Bahia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bahia 2, Sport Recife 0.
Game Information
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova
Location: Salvador, Brazil
Attendance: 39,738
Brazilian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +51 | Flamengo | 38 | 79 | 5 |
| +33 | Palmeiras | 38 | 76 | 8 |
| +24 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 70 | 6 |
| +24 | Mirassol | 38 | 67 | 7 |
Statistics
SPO |
BAH![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 12 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 364 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 28 | Clearances | 9 |
Bahia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Ronaldo (GK) |
| 21 | Santiago Ramos |
| 4 | Kanu |
| 46 | Luciano Juba |
| 13 | Santiago Arias |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 11 | Rodrigo Nestor |
| 10 | Éverton Ribeiro |
| 12 | Willian José |
| 16 | Erick Pulga |
| 7 | Ademir |
Sport (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Caíque (GK) |
| 15 | Rafael Thyere |
| 36 | Luan Cândido |
| 21 | Lucas Kal |
| 16 | Igor Cariús |
| 13 | Aderlan Silva |
| 14 | Christian Rivera |
| 54 | Adriel |
| 11 | Romarinho |
| 17 | Matheuzinho |
| 10 | Lucas Lima |
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