Vitória 0-2 Bahia: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 24 · Sunday 23 August 2026 · Estádio Manoel Barradas, Salvador · referee R. Claus · full time
Full time: Vitória 0-2 Bahia
Vitória 0-2 Bahia: Bahia took the points in Brasileirão Matchday 24 on Sunday 23 August 2026 at Estádio Manoel Barradas. The goals: Alejo Veliz 67', Jean Lucas 90+7'.
How Bahia won it
Bahia struck first through Alejo Veliz in the 67th minute, set up by Erick Pulga. Jean Lucas made it 0-2 to Bahia in the 90th minute (+7), set up by Michel Araújo.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, R. Claus, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to Vitória and 3 to Bahia.
Vitória: J. Ribeiro Ventura, 4-2-3-1 · Bahia: R. Mücke Ceni, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 3.39 for Vitória and 0.67 for Bahia.
Vitória scored about 3.4 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Bahia made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.3 goals.
Vitória created the better chances, 3.39 xG to 0.67, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Vitória had 2 shots on target, Bahia 9.
Vitória's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Bahia had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Vitória came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.03 expected goals for and 1.41 against, and had won 31% of their matches.
Bahia came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.57 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 41% of their matches.
Vitória vs Bahia: the match in numbers
| Vitória | Match statistics | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 3.39 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.67 |
| 14 | Total shots | 28 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 0 | Big chances | 7 |
| 301 | Total passes | 341 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 7 | Corners | 7 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Luciano Juba (Bahia), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Vitória
- Lucas Arcanjo 7.5
- Walace 7.0
- Zé Vitor 7.0
- Cacá 6.9
- Diego Tarzia 6.8
Bahia
- Luciano Juba 8.3
- David Duarte 7.9
- Erick Pulga 7.7 1 assist
- Alejo Veliz 7.7 1 goal
- Rodrigo Nestor 7.4
The lowest-rated starter was Erick at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Vitória: Coritiba vs Vitória Saturday 31 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Bahia: Bahia vs São Paulo Thursday 29 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Vitória vs Bahia
What was the score in Vitória vs Bahia?
Vitória 0-2 Bahia (half-time 0-0), Brasileirão, Sunday 23 August 2026.
Who scored in Vitória vs Bahia?
Alejo Veliz 67', Jean Lucas 90+7'.
Did Moneyball predict Vitória vs Bahia correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Vitória vs Bahia?
Luciano Juba, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Vitória vs Bahia?
R. Claus.
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