Season ticket holders at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Goiás languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Santos will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Goiás form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Goiás have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Goiás shared the glory with Ceará in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Before that, Goiás had a home game versus Internacional which ended with a victory 1-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Fluminense in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro.
Goiás have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Goiás have conceded 8 from these games.
Santos form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Santos, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. The last three matches for Santos have all ended in a draw.
Santos delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Fortaleza (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Prior to that result Santos won their away game at Delfin in the Copa Libertadores. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Santos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Goiás won one game, one match ended with a draw and Santos has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Santos Costa 7 goals |   D. Bessa 2 goals | V. Lopes da Silva 2 goals |
Goiás missing players
Santos missing players
| Goiás | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 67% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 58% |
| 22% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | 55 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 64 | 151 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 47 |
| 48% | 57% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 32% |
- Goiás have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos have scored away.
- Goiás have scored in all their matches so far.
- Goiás haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos has the most clean sheets (3) away in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Internacional | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Athletico PR | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Ceará | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Bragantino | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Botafogo | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Goiás | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Bahia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |