Paysandu get ready to welcome Goiás for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Verde Finals leg 1 of 2.
These teams have little in common geographically as Goiás have to travel 1900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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 Paysandu and Goiás.
Paysandu form and stats
Paysandu was eliminated in the finals last season in the Copa Verde.Paysandu drew their last game, 1-1 away at Cameta.
Heartbreak before that as Paysandu lost 0-5 at Ypiranga Erechim's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Manaus are coming to town in four days.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás's mission in Copa Verde last season failed in the round of 16.It's not happening yet for Goiás on their Serie A travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Maguinho and Melo scored in Goiás's previous match, the home game against Botafogo that ended 2-1. Palacios, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.43. Palacios hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
It was a Serie A defeat before that one as the away game against Flamengo wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Goiás have another match away from home in just three days, a Serie A match versus Bahia. A demanding schedule for the visiting team!
In the opposite end, Goiás have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games featuring these opponents have all finished as Goiás victories. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  M. Pereira Júnior 1 goals | V. Leite Silva 1 goals |  L. de Souza Alves 1 goals |
Paysandu missing players
Goiás missing players
| Paysandu | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Goiás | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
