Serie A Regular Season - 13

Bahia 2 - 2 FT Santos

Arena Fonte Nova

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Futmetrix Verdict
97
FT
Sat, Apr 25
Português
Bahia
2-2
Santos
⚡ Intensity 93
⚖️ Balance 58
🏆 Stakes 33
🎲 Upset 70
Two penalties, two late equalising goals.

Rollheiser Brace Cancelled Out by Late Bahia Blitz

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 97/100. A chaotic 2-2 draw that showcases the unpredictable magic of the Brazilian top flight.

The Penalty Shock

The early phases at Arena Fonte Nova completely defied the league table. Santos arrived sitting near the danger zone but played with remarkable tactical discipline. Their approach yielded a massive reward when B. Rollheiser stepped up to convert a 22nd-minute penalty. The Intensity escalated just before the break, as the visitors earned a second spot-kick. Rollheiser confidently dispatched it in the 45th minute, securing a shock 2-0 lead. Despite having only 36% possession in the match, their lethal execution and an xG of 2.13 gave them an imposing advantage heading into the dressing room.

The Tides Turn

Facing a significant deficit, Bahia flipped the script entirely in the second half. The introduction of Everton Ribeiro from the bench proved masterly, as the veteran midfielder orchestrated a barrage of attacks. The hosts racked up 18 total shots, pinning the visitors deep into their own half while they dominated possession. The Balance finally tipped back towards the hosts in the 76th minute when Luciano Juba found a crucial breakthrough. His clinical finish shattered the defensive resilience that Santos had built over an hour of play, igniting a massive roar across the stadium.

A Stolen Point

With the momentum firmly shifted, the equaliser felt inevitable. In the 83rd minute, Erick Pulga unlocked the defence to feed Willian Jose, who hammered home the leveller. This fierce fightback neutralised any potential Upset Factor and rescued a vital point for the hosts. The Stakes remain incredibly high for Bahia, who sit comfortably in 5th with 20 points, eyeing Copa Libertadores qualification. Meanwhile, Santos must take the positives from an away point, even if surrendering a comfortable two-goal lead leaves a bitter taste in their ongoing relegation battle.

Key Questions

How did Bahia complete the comeback from behind?

Down 2-0, Bahia dominated possession at 64%. Second-half goals from Luciano Juba and Willian Jose, sparked by Everton Ribeiro's masterclass, secured a dramatic 2-2 draw.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
64%
36%
Bahia 64%
Santos 36%
Shots
18
11
Bahia 18
Santos 11
Shots on Target
5
5
Bahia 5
Santos 5
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20
2.13
Bahia 1.20
Santos 2.13
Passes
519
292
Bahia 519
Santos 292
Pass Accuracy
87%
75%
Bahia 87%
Santos 75%
Corners
5
3
Bahia 5
Santos 3
Fouls
16
16
Bahia 16
Santos 16
Yellow Cards
3
4
Bahia 3
Santos 4
Red Cards
0
0
Bahia 0
Santos 0

Match Events

20' 🟨 Erick Pulga
B. Rollheiser 22'
B. Rollheiser 45'+4
HT
46' 🔄 Michel Araujo Everton Ribeiro
46' 🔄 Gabriel Xavier Gilberto
Diogenes 🟨 54'
59' 🟨 S. Ramos
Thaciano L. Diaz 🔄 65'
B. Rollheiser Miguelito 🔄 65'
72' 🔄 Caio Alexandre Erick
Miguelito 🟨 72'
73' 🔄 C. Olivera Everaldo
76' Luciano Juba
Rony Moises 🔄 79'
Gabriel Bontempo T. Rincon 🔄 81'
Mayke 🟨 82'
83' Willian Jose (Erick Pulga)
G. Escobar 🟨 89'
Joao Schmidt Luan Peres 🔄 89'
90'+2 🔄 Erick Pulga Ademir
90'+6 🟨 Everton Ribeiro
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Bahia

Goalkeepers
Leo Vieira
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Nicolás Acevedo
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
77%
Duel Win %
Gabriel Xavier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Santiago Ramos Mingo
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.9
Rating
Luciano Juba
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Midfielders
Michel Araújo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Caio Alexandre
MAGNET
MAGNET
71
Activity
71
Activity
63
Passes
8
Duels
Jean Lucas
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Cristian Olivera
MAGNET
MAGNET
43
Activity
43
Activity
38
Passes
5
Duels
Willian Jose
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Erick Pulga
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.5
Rating
BENCH
Gilberto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Román Gómez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Iago Borduchi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kanu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Everton Ribeiro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Erick
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kauê Furquim
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rodrigo Nestor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateo Sanabria
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Everaldo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ademir
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Santos

Goalkeepers
Diogenes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Mayke
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Lucas Veríssimo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
João Paulo Ananias
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
80%
Duel Win %
Gonzalo Escobar
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Joao Schmidt
NPC
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
25%
Pass Acc
6.2
Rating
Christian Oliva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabriel Bontempo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
1
Pens Won
Benjamín Rollheiser
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
7.5
Rating
Thaciano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Forwards
Rony
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
79
Entry
BENCH
João Pedro
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luan Peres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rafael Gonzaga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adonis Frías
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Miguelito
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tomás Rincón
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Álvaro Barreal
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lautaro Díaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateus Xavier de Sousa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robinho Júnior
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Moisés
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
08/24/2025 Bahia 2 - 0 Santos Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
04/06/2025 Santos 2 - 2 Bahia Serie A Estadio Urbano Caldeira
09/18/2023 Bahia 1 - 2 Santos Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
05/31/2023 Bahia 1 - 1 (PEN 4-3) Santos Copa Do Brasil Arena Fonte Nova
05/17/2023 Santos 0 - 0 Bahia Copa Do Brasil Estádio Urbano Caldeira
05/10/2023 Santos 3 - 0 Bahia Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/12/2021 Santos 0 - 0 Bahia Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
05/29/2021 Bahia 3 - 0 Santos Serie A Estádio Governador Roberto Santos
02/26/2021 Bahia 2 - 0 Santos Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
11/01/2020 Santos 3 - 1 Bahia Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
08/24/2025
2 - 0
Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
04/06/2025
2 - 2
Serie A Estadio Urbano Caldeira
09/18/2023
1 - 2
Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
05/31/2023
1 - 1 (PEN 4-3)
Copa Do Brasil Arena Fonte Nova
05/17/2023
0 - 0
Copa Do Brasil Estádio Urbano Caldeira
05/10/2023
3 - 0
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/12/2021
0 - 0
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
05/29/2021
3 - 0
Serie A Estádio Governador Roberto Santos
02/26/2021
2 - 0
Serie A Arena Fonte Nova
11/01/2020
3 - 1
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
Bahia Win
Santos Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 13 32 23 10 +13 WRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)WBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)WPalmeiras 2 - 1 Gremio (03-04-2026)
2 Flamengo 11 23 20 10 +10 WFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)WFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 3 - 0 Flamengo (03-04-2026)DCorinthians 1 - 1 Flamengo (22-03-2026)
3 Fluminense 12 23 21 15 +6 WSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)LFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)WFluminense 3 - 1 Corinthians (02-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (21-03-2026)
4 Sao Paulo 13 23 17 11 +6 WSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)LVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)WSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)DInternacional 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (01-04-2026)
5 Atletico Paranaense 13 22 20 15 +5 WAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)LAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)LBahia 3 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (01-04-2026)
6 Bahia 12 21 17 14 +3 DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)WBahia 3 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (01-04-2026)
7 Coritiba 13 19 15 13 +2 LGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)WCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (01-04-2026)
8 Botafogo 12 17 24 24 0 DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)WBotafogo 3 - 2 Mirassol (01-04-2026)
9 RB Bragantino 13 17 15 15 0 LRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)WMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 3 - 0 Flamengo (03-04-2026)
10 Vasco DA Gama 13 16 18 19 -1 LCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (01-04-2026)
11 Gremio 13 16 15 16 -1 WGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)LPalmeiras 2 - 1 Gremio (03-04-2026)
12 Cruzeiro 13 16 17 21 -4 WRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)LSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)WCruzeiro 3 - 0 Vitoria (01-04-2026)
13 Corinthians 13 15 9 11 -2 WCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)LCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)LFluminense 3 - 1 Corinthians (02-04-2026)
14 Vitoria 12 15 12 17 -5 LAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)LCruzeiro 3 - 0 Vitoria (01-04-2026)
15 Atletico-MG 12 14 14 15 -1 LCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)LSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)WAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Atletico-MG (02-04-2026)LFluminense 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (21-03-2026)
16 Internacional 13 14 12 14 -2 DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)WCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)DInternacional 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (01-04-2026)
17 Santos 13 14 18 21 -3 DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)WSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)LFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)WSantos 2 - 0 Remo (02-04-2026)
18 Mirassol 12 9 13 18 -5 LSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)LMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)LBotafogo 3 - 2 Mirassol (01-04-2026)
19 Remo 13 8 13 23 -10 LRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 0 Remo (02-04-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 11 8 11 22 -11 LChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)LChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Atletico-MG (02-04-2026)LInternacional 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (22-03-2026)