Atletico Goianiense will be keen to end a run of nine matches without a victory when Bahia come visiting Estadio Antonio Accioly on Wednesday.
The away side, meanwhile, will be looking to arrest a slump in form which has seen them lose three of their last four matches.
Match preview
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Atletico Goianiense came away empty-handed from a fifth straight game as they suffered a 3-1 defeat against Fortaleza at the Castelao on Sunday.
Jair Ventura's men went behind midway through the first half to Tomas Pochettino's opener but managed to restore parity through Roni before an Alix Vinicius's own goal and Renato Kayzer's strike decided the contest.
As a result, O Dragao have dropped down to 20th place in the Brasileiro table and are now six points adrift of safety.
Lying in store next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who boast just one victory from the last eight editions of this fixture since 2016.
Currently with the worst home record in the division, Wednesday's hosts will need to get going in front of their fans if they are to turn around what has been a disastrous start to the campaign.
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Bahia just about came up short in their meeting against Corinthians following a 1-0 defeat at the Arena Fonte Nova on Sunday.
Angel Romero opened the scoring eight minutes shy of the interval, and that was enough to put Rogerio Ceni's men to the sword.
With 30 points picked up from 18 matches so far, Maior do Nordeste sit sixth in the standings, just one point shy of a place in the top four which would guarantee automatic Copa Libertadores qualification.
Having recently ended a five-game away winless run, Wednesday's visitors set out to record consecutive victories on enemy territory for the first time since May.
Team News
Bruno Tubarao and Pedro Henrique are both ruled out for Atletico Goianiense, although the former is not far off a comeback.
The home side will also be without the services of Jan Hurtado who was sent off in the defeat to Fortaleza last time out.
Bahia's Nicolas Acevedo continues to nurse a long-term injury and is still facing an extended spell on the sidelines.
Santiago Arias is expected to feature here once again after making his return to action from representing Colombia at the recently-concluded Copa America.
Atletico Goianiense possible starting lineup:
Strada; Vinicius, Felipe, Martins; Guilherme, Baralhas, Gomes, Roni; Fernando, Janderson, Gonzalez
Bahia possible starting lineup:
Felipe; Arias, Kanu, Cuesta, Juba; Caio, Lucas, Ribeiro, Cauly; Thaciano, Everaldo
We say: Atletico Goianiense 1-1 Bahia
Atletico Goianiense have struggled at both ends of the pitch all-season long, and it is hard to see them coming out on top here. That said, we can see them battling hard to secure a share of the spoils.
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