Goiás v Sport Recife betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 26.December
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro (50049 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie A, Goiás holding 20th place and Sport Recife lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Goiás form and stats

Goiás's results here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro in the Serie A have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Goiás faced defeat in their previous match, away at Corinthians (1-2). In the match before that, Goiás hosted Gremio and drew the game 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Goiás perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Goiás as a small favourite), we find five games. Goiás has won three of these, drawn one and lost one.

Goiás has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Goiás defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sport Recife form and stats

Sport Recife have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-4-7 (13 played). Recife has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Sport Recife's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Gremio that finished 1-1. Before that, Recife secured a home win against Coritiba with the score 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sport Recife playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Recife wins, three draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Recife have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sport Recife - Goiás 2-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Goiás won four, Sport Recife won four and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GoiásV. Lopes da Silva
V. Lopes da Silva
5 goals
GoiásR. Martiniano de Miranda
R. Martiniano de Miranda
5 goals
Sport RecifeI. Maidana Martins
I. Maidana Martins
4 goals

Goiás missing players

Sport Recife missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Goiás Sport Recife
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
4 3 0 Won W 1 2 8
8 4 3 Drew D 0 4 5
14 6 1 Lost L 3 7 13
26 15 6 Scored S 2 9 23
42 21 8 Conceded C 5 19 35
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
77% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 54%
54% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 35%
19% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
12% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
62% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 38%
23% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
23% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 62% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.3
4 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.5 11.3 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.4 9.9
3 3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 1.8 2.8
33% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Goiás has the most conceded goals (21) at home in Serie A
  • Goiás has the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
  • Goiás has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Serie A
  • Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Serie A
  • Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sport Recife 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 Sao Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Flamengo 25 14 6 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 12 7 2 3 20 18 11 48
3 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Gremio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 26 7 9 10 24 25 13 5 4 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 30
15 Sport Recife 26 8 5 13 23 35 13 6 1 6 14 16 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
19 Coritiba 26 5 6 15 21 35 13 3 3 7 7 11 13 2 3 8 14 24 -14 21
20 Goiás 26 4 8 14 26 42 13 3 4 6 15 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -16 20

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 Sao Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Flamengo 25 14 6 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 12 7 2 3 20 18 11 48
3 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Gremio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 26 7 9 10 24 25 13 5 4 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 30
15 Sport Recife 26 8 5 13 23 35 13 6 1 6 14 16 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
19 Coritiba 26 5 6 15 21 35 13 3 3 7 7 11 13 2 3 8 14 24 -14 21
20 Goiás 26 4 8 14 26 42 13 3 4 6 15 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -16 20

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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.