Soccer match preview: Flamengo confident before travelling to Goiás

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro (50049 seats)

Serie A: Two participants in fair shape get together for this game. Flamengo could have a tiny advantage with their 2nd spot in the standings?

Insights:
  • Goiás have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Flamengo have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago.

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Goiás form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Goiás have to build on here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro in the Serie A.

Goiás enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Santos's place. The match ended 2-1 with Raúl (2) scoring. Tadeu loved the game against Santos. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Raúl, an attacker, was the best player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.11 (out of 10). Raúl scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Goiás won a home game hosting Atlético GO (2-1).

Goiás has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Goiás have conceded 13 goals.

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Flamengo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Flamengo's previous match versus Velez Sarsfield, a Copa Libertadores win (2-1) played at home. Pedro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.25. Pedro scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Ceara in the Serie A.

A quick return to home after this game, as Flamengo are hosting São Paulo in the Copa do Brasil only three days away.

Flamengo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Flamengo have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Flamengo have won or drawn the last 7 matches (6-1-0) versus Goiás.

Flamengo - Goiás 1-0 was the result in these squads' last H2H fixture, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

GoiásP. Garay da Silva
P. Garay da Silva
14 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
7 goals
FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
7 goals

Goiás missing players

Flamengo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Goiás Flamengo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 13 25
9 5 1 Won W 2 5 13
8 5 1 Drew D 0 3 5
8 2 2 Lost L 2 5 7
28 16 6 Scored S 3 14 40
31 13 7 Conceded C 4 15 21
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
64% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 72%
44% 42% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 44%
16% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 24%
12% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
56% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 44%
24% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 36%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 24%
 
3.2 3.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.7 6
6.3 5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.5 5.5
2.8 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 12.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 12 14.9
3.5 4.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.2 5.5
32% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 25% 29%
 
18.7 16.6 18 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.7 11.3
5 4.9 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 3.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Goiás have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Goiás haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Palmeiras 25 14 9 2 41 18 12 7 3 2 23 10 13 7 6 0 18 8 23 51
2 Flamengo 25 13 5 7 40 21 12 8 2 2 26 6 13 5 3 5 14 15 19 44
3 Corinthians 25 12 7 6 29 24 13 8 4 1 17 6 12 4 3 5 12 18 5 43
4 Internacional 25 11 10 4 40 25 12 7 4 1 27 11 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 43
5 Fluminense 25 12 6 7 38 29 13 8 2 3 25 14 12 4 4 4 13 15 9 42
6 Atletico PR 25 12 6 7 30 28 12 7 4 1 18 9 13 5 2 6 12 19 2 42
7 Atletico Mineiro 26 10 10 6 34 29 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 5 6 2 15 14 5 40
8 America Mineiro 25 10 5 10 22 25 13 7 3 3 16 11 12 3 2 7 6 14 -3 35
9 Goiás 25 9 8 8 28 31 12 5 5 2 16 13 13 4 3 6 12 18 -3 35
10 Santos 25 8 10 7 28 22 13 6 4 3 20 12 12 2 6 4 8 10 6 34
11 Bragantino 26 8 9 9 36 33 13 6 4 3 21 12 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 33
12 Fortaleza 25 8 6 11 23 26 13 3 6 4 9 9 12 5 0 7 14 17 -3 30
13 Botafogo 25 8 6 11 25 30 12 3 3 6 10 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -5 30
14 São Paulo 25 6 12 7 32 30 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 1 8 4 12 16 2 30
15 Ceara 25 5 13 7 24 25 12 2 6 4 11 13 13 3 7 3 13 12 -1 28
16 Cuiaba 25 6 8 11 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 8 12 3 1 8 8 16 -7 26
17 Coritiba 25 7 4 14 26 41 13 7 2 4 16 12 12 0 2 10 10 29 -15 25
18 Avai 25 6 6 13 24 38 12 5 3 4 17 16 13 1 3 9 7 22 -14 24
19 Atlético GO 25 5 7 13 23 38 13 4 3 6 13 14 12 1 4 7 10 24 -15 22
20 Juventude 25 3 9 13 19 42 13 2 5 6 11 18 12 1 4 7 8 24 -23 18

Table
  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 25 14 9 2 41 18 12 7 3 2 23 10 13 7 6 0 18 8 23 51
2 Flamengo 25 13 5 7 40 21 12 8 2 2 26 6 13 5 3 5 14 15 19 44
3 Corinthians 25 12 7 6 29 24 13 8 4 1 17 6 12 4 3 5 12 18 5 43
4 Internacional 25 11 10 4 40 25 12 7 4 1 27 11 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 43
5 Fluminense 25 12 6 7 38 29 13 8 2 3 25 14 12 4 4 4 13 15 9 42
6 Atletico PR 25 12 6 7 30 28 12 7 4 1 18 9 13 5 2 6 12 19 2 42
7 Atletico Mineiro 26 10 10 6 34 29 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 5 6 2 15 14 5 40
8 America Mineiro 25 10 5 10 22 25 13 7 3 3 16 11 12 3 2 7 6 14 -3 35
9 Goiás 25 9 8 8 28 31 12 5 5 2 16 13 13 4 3 6 12 18 -3 35
10 Santos 25 8 10 7 28 22 13 6 4 3 20 12 12 2 6 4 8 10 6 34
11 Bragantino 26 8 9 9 36 33 13 6 4 3 21 12 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 33
12 Fortaleza 25 8 6 11 23 26 13 3 6 4 9 9 12 5 0 7 14 17 -3 30
13 Botafogo 25 8 6 11 25 30 12 3 3 6 10 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -5 30
14 São Paulo 25 6 12 7 32 30 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 1 8 4 12 16 2 30
15 Ceara 25 5 13 7 24 25 12 2 6 4 11 13 13 3 7 3 13 12 -1 28
16 Cuiaba 25 6 8 11 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 8 12 3 1 8 8 16 -7 26
17 Coritiba 25 7 4 14 26 41 13 7 2 4 16 12 12 0 2 10 10 29 -15 25
18 Avai 25 6 6 13 24 38 12 5 3 4 17 16 13 1 3 9 7 22 -14 24
19 Atlético GO 25 5 7 13 23 38 13 4 3 6 13 14 12 1 4 7 10 24 -15 22
20 Juventude 25 3 9 13 19 42 13 2 5 6 11 18 12 1 4 7 8 24 -23 18

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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.