Flu v Bahia: top-four push meets Sudamericana charge | OneFootball

Fluminense face Bahia in the Brasileirão at the Maracanã on 30 July 2026, with fourth hosting sixth and continental qualification stakes to the fore.

Fluminense and Bahia are split by two points in the table, and their last league meeting in February finished 1-1. The Maracanã stages a top-six clash with little margin for error.

Form lines diverge slightly. Flu have drawn three league games on the spin, 1-1 against Grêmio, RB Bragantino and Cruzeiro. Tricolor Baiano are unbeaten in four league matches, winning twice before back-to-back draws.

Team news could matter. Tricolor Carioca list Guilherme Arana, Julián Millán, Rodrigo Castillo and Jemmes as injured. Bahia travel without suspended defenders David Duarte and Zé Guilherme, while Léo Vieira, Cristian Olivera and Caio Alexandre are injured, absences that could force a defensive reshuffle.

On the pitch, Flu average 59% possession with 88.10% passing accuracy and may look to control the tempo and supply John Kennedy, who has nine league goals. Tricolor Baiano post 55% possession and a high crossing output, delivering 295 open-play crosses at 21.69% accuracy, with eight headed goals, so service from wide areas towards Luciano, on seven league goals, could be a route.

Flu sit fourth on 33 points and could strengthen their Libertadores position with a win. Tricolor Baiano are sixth on 31 and, from the Sudamericana places, could push towards the Libertadores berths with a positive result.