An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie A, with both Goiás and Vasco da Gama experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 17th place.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Sudamericana game only four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vasco da Gama, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás's results here at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Goiás haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 221 minutes ago. V. Lopes scored that one.
The fans are hoping that Goiás will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie A game against Bragantino (placed 15th). 0-0 away at Botafogo before that.
The Goiás fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Goiás are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 8 played). It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vasco da Gama so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Vasco who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Bragantino was the last time a defeat was avoided. A depressing four defeats in a row for Vasco in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Botafogo.
Vasco go into this game after a win, the home game against Caracas that ended 1-0. A 1-2 loss hosting Corinthians before that.
Vasco da Gama made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Ygor Catatau receiving a red card in the 83rd minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Vasco won the match 1-0! Tiago Reis came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Caracas last time out, making the manager R. Menezes Hubner feel like a tactical genius.
Vasco has another fixture away, a Copa Sudamericana game, against Caracas in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vasco da Gama have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Vasco manager R. Menezes Hubner has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Goiás three wins, three draws and Vasco da Gama four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Goiás missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Goiás | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 81% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 62% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 19% |
| 19% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 143 | 90 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 74 | 162 |
| 48 | 24 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 28 | 59 |
| 40% | 54% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | 32% |
- Goiás has the most conceded goals (16) at home in Serie A
- Goiás has the most conceded goals (30) in Serie A
- Goiás has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Serie A
- Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-11) in Serie A
- Goiás have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Goiás haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vasco da Gama is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Ceará | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Athletico PR | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Goiás | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |