A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Goiás and Cuiabá know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa Verde Semi-finals clash.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cuiabá have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Goiás nor Cuiabá as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás participated in Copa Verde the last season, where they reached the round of 16.6 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Goiás have to build on here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro in the Serie A.
The fans hope that Goiás will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Copa Verde fixture against Cuiabá.
Ahead of that match, a home win hosting Brasiliense in the Copa Verde. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Goiás handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Goiás as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico GO in the Goiano 1. That match is four days after this one.
The Goiás fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 19 matches. Goiás's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cuiabá form and stats
Cuiabá was sent out of Copa Verde in the quarter-finals last season.The followers enjoyed Cuiabá's previous game versus Goiás, a Copa Verde win (1-0) played at home.
One game before, 1-1 at home vs Vila Nova in the Copa Verde. We have checked recent matches where Cuiabá have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cuiabá are hosting Luverdense in the Matogrossense only three days away.
Head 2 Head
Goiás and Cuiabá have duelled earlier this season: Cuiabá - Goiás 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Goiás four wins, one draw and Cuiabá three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Goiás missing players
Cuiabá missing players
| Goiás | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 47 | ||
| 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 8% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5 | ||
| 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| 9.1 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 65 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Goiás | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 46 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | -21 | 42 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Ceara | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 19 | Avai | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Juventude | 38 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -40 | 22 |
