A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Goiás and Vasco da Gama know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 3rd Round clash.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Goiás and Vasco da Gama.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás have not come this way in the Copa do Brasil without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Fast Clube and Santo Andre. Last season, Goiás's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 2nd round.3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Goiás have to build on here at Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira in the Goiano 1. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Goiás has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Goiás has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Goiás, who won 2-1 against Aparecidense. Before that match, a Copa do Brasil win away at Vasco da Gama.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Goiás, as the Goiano 1 home game vs Atletico GO is only four days away.
Goiás can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. Goiás's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated ABC and Altos in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 4th round.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Brasil stats, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. Vasco da Gama has drawn their two previous away games.
Vasco da Gama aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 228 league minutes without a goal. Andrey was the last player to find the net.
Vasco da Gama's previous game was their home loss versus Fluminense (0-2). A loss against Goiás was the result prior to that, in a Copa do Brasil home game.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Macae in just four days.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Vasco da Gama - Goiás 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Goiás won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Vasco da Gama has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenGoiás missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Goiás | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 22 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 308 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 314 | ||
| 114 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 110 | ||
| 32% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 20% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jaragua EC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Goiás | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | CRAC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 13 |
| 4 | Anapolis | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | Gremio Anapolis | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 6 | Goiania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 10 |