In this week 35 match on Oct 16th, Bahia will travel to Rio to battle Grêmio in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Grêmio, recorded a 1-1 draw against Londrina. Diego Souza struck first for Grêmio in the 43rd minute on a feed from Thaciano, then João Paulo tied it up for Londrina in the 86th minute earning Londrina at least a draw. Grêmio is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bahia sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Brusque. Vitor Jacaré scored the first goal for Bahia in the 43rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brusque couldn’t manage to score, and Bahia took the shutout win. Bahia is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Jul 3rd, Bahia hosted Grêmio in their last match together. Bahia and Grêmio battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Bahia nor Grêmio could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Bahia’s most prolific scorer has been Vitor Jacaré. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For Grêmio, their top scorers are Lucas Leiva and Diego Souza, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.