Corinthians vs Goiás match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 21.December
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Corinthians are in the 9th position while the guesting Goiás worry at 19th.

Insights:
  • Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie A

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Goiás have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Corinthians form and stats

Corinthians have collected 17 points from their Serie A home games so far after 4-5-3.

The Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio Ramos is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 367 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.

A nice win for Corinthians last time playing, versus São Paulo. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Rómulo Otero scoring for the victors. Before that, Corinthians played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Fortaleza.

Corinthians goalkeeper Cássio did an outstanding job against São Paulo with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Corinthians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Goiás form and stats

There's been little loot from Goiás's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Goiás, who have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie A, only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.

The Goiás goalkeeper Tadeu Antonio Ferreira is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 187 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Goiás played 0-0 against Grêmio in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Atlético GO with the score of 1-0.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Goiás have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Goiás - Corinthians 1-2. Corinthians-Goiás H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Corinthians six wins, Goiás one win, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GoiásV. Lopes da Silva
V. Lopes da Silva
5 goals
GoiásR. Martiniano de Miranda
R. Martiniano de Miranda
5 goals
CorinthiansJ. Alves de Assis Silva
J. Alves de Assis Silva
3 goals

Corinthians missing players

Goiás missing players

Corinthians Goiás
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
8 4 2 Won W 1 1 4
9 5 1 Drew D 2 4 8
8 3 0 Lost L 1 7 13
26 14 8 Scored S 4 10 25
29 16 5 Conceded C 5 19 40
80% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
60% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 76%
44% 42% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 58% 52%
20% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 8% 20%
12% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
56% 58% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 60%
36% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 24%
28% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 3.1
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
10.9 12.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 6.8 9.2
3.9 4.7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.9
27% 25% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 30% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Goiás has the fewest points (7) away in Serie A
  • Goiás has the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Serie A
  • Goiás has the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
  • Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie A
  • Goiás have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 25 14 8 3 42 21 12 8 4 0 20 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 21 50
2 Atlético Mineiro 25 14 4 7 44 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 12 5 1 6 15 20 13 46
3 Flamengo 24 13 6 5 42 32 12 6 4 2 22 14 12 7 2 3 20 18 10 45
4 Palmeiras 24 11 8 5 36 23 12 6 4 2 21 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 13 41
5 Internacional 25 11 8 6 37 25 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 12 41
6 Grêmio 24 10 11 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 12 3 7 2 10 9 12 41
7 Fluminense 25 11 7 7 35 27 13 7 4 2 22 12 12 4 3 5 13 15 8 40
8 Santos 25 10 8 7 37 33 13 6 5 2 25 16 12 4 3 5 12 17 4 38
9 Corinthians 25 8 9 8 26 29 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -3 33
10 Ceara 25 8 8 9 35 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 12 3 3 6 19 22 -1 32
11 Bragantino 25 7 10 8 31 29 12 6 3 3 20 12 13 1 7 5 11 17 2 31
12 Atlético GO 25 7 10 8 22 29 12 2 6 4 13 16 13 5 4 4 9 13 -7 31
13 Fortaleza 25 7 9 9 24 23 12 5 4 3 12 8 13 2 5 6 12 15 1 30
14 Atletico PR 25 8 4 13 20 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 12 3 1 8 10 18 -8 28
15 Sport Recife 25 8 4 13 22 34 12 6 0 6 13 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 28
16 Bahia 25 8 4 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 2 3 7 11 23 -13 28
17 Vasco da Gama 24 6 7 11 25 36 12 3 4 5 11 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 25
18 Coritiba 25 5 6 14 20 33 12 3 3 6 6 9 13 2 3 8 14 24 -13 21
19 Goiás 25 4 8 13 25 40 13 3 4 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 20
20 Botafogo 25 3 11 11 23 36 13 2 5 6 12 17 12 1 6 5 11 19 -13 20

Read more about Serie A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.