Ceara vs Bahia Predictions

• Bahia hit six goals across their opening two league games prior to a 0-1 defeat against Internacional last time out.
• Ceara’s first two Serie A fixtures produced nine goals in total, with both teams scoring in each game.
• The two sides played out a six goal thriller in the second leg of the Copa do Nodeste final last month.

Both sides to fire in Fortaleza

Ceara will be seeking to avenge last month’s Copa do Nodeste final defeat against Bahia when the two sides meet in Fortaleza this Thursday night and another thrilling encounter between the teams could be on the cards at Estadio Castelao.

After a 0-1 defeat in the first leg, Bahia upset the odds to post a thrilling 2-4 success here in the second instalment to clinch their fourth Copa do Nodeste and break a sequence of five straight victories for Ceara in the head to head.

Ceara are favourites to turn things back in their favour this week, though we’re inclined to leave the hosts alone in the match betting based on the sides’ most recent contest and the fact they’ve both collected a fair four points apiece from their first three Serie A games this season.

We should expect plenty of goals again though as Guto Ferreira’s men look to set the record straight and both teams have seen a decent number netted in their opening league fixtures.

Bahia hit six in their first two matches but have conceded four in their last two starts, and while Ceara played out a goalless stalemate at Chapecoense last time out, their first two games generated nine goals in total.

With plenty pointing towards another open affair at Estadio Castelao and neither side holding standout claims, we’re backing both teams to score and going for a 2-2 prediction in the correct score market.

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