Londrina hosts Bahia this Tuesday, for the 25th round of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship. The match is scheduled to start at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio do Café.
The hosts come from two games without a win. In the last match, they drew 0-0 with Vila Nova. In the previous one, they lost 2-1 to Cruzeiro at home. The team is fifth in the table, with 34 points, the same sum as Sport, which comes just below.
For the duel, coach Adilson Batista will have a confirmed low. Left-back Alan Ruschel is suspended for accumulating yellow cards. On the other hand, midfielder João Paulo returns after serving a suspension for the same reason.
Londrina was only defeated twice at home in the Second Division. In 12 matches as home team, Tubarão has five triumphs, five draws and two setbacks. The team from Paraná has the 10th best performance in this regard in Serie B.
Bahia, in turn, has the fourth best performance as a visitor. The Bahia team won four, drew two and lost another five games away from their domains. That’s 14 points added away from home.
The team led by coach Adilson Batista has a productive attack as home team of Serie B. The Paranaenses balanced the opposing nets 16 times in 12 matches and suffered 11. Bahia scored eight goals as a visitor and was leaked in eight other opportunities.
The trend for Londrina and Bahia is for a less busy game. The expectation is for a match with less than 2.5 balls in the net.
Bahia comes from a victory over Ituano, by 2 to 0, in a game that had two expulsions. One of the red cards went to defender Didi, who will be suspended and will be absent for commander Enderson Moreira. In the vice-leadership of the competition, the club has the same 43 points as Grêmio, third place. The difference to the leader Cruzeiro is ten points.
