Bahia W v Palmeiras W — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Brasileirao (W) · Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · 01:30. Final score 1–1 (half-time 1–1). Before kick-off we rated it 53% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals53%47%Over
Over 3.5 goals29%71%no pick
Both teams to score54%46%Yes

The result model puts Bahia W at 31%, the draw at 27% and Palmeiras W at 42%, from expected goals of 1.09 and 1.31.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.9549%53%+4%
Under 2.5 goals1.8551%47%-4%
Both teams to score1.8350%54%+4%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Bahia W 4.50, draw 3.50, Palmeiras W 1.65.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Brasileirao (W) has produced over 2.5 goals in 56% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Bahia W have 11 in 17 this season (5 of 9 at home), Palmeiras W 11 in 17 (4 of 8 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 58% and 58%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 57%.

Head to head. These sides have met 2 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 50%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 57%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 43%, from expected goals of 1.09 for Bahia W and 1.31 for Palmeiras W. Folding in 30% of that view gives 53%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Bahia W1765%35%65%
Palmeiras W1765%24%41%

Head to head

2 May 26Bahia W 0–0 Palmeiras WU2.5
21 Apr 25Palmeiras W 3–1 Bahia WO2.5
17 Mar 23Palmeiras W 3–0 Bahia WO2.5

More: Bahia W season stats · Palmeiras W season stats · Brasileirao (W) table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.