Goiás have journeyed here for an intriguing fight against the hosting Internacional. Prepare for the fixture with this full Serie A preview!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a Copa do Brasil match only three days back. That game was an away game at CSA, so at least Internacional are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Internacional form and stats
Internacional have only played one Serie A game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat from 19 matches.
The club members are hoping that Internacional will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against CSA. Maurício (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Maurício hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Previous to that game, a Serie A home match hosting Flamengo in a game that was won 2-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Internacional, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Nacional is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Internacional's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.
Goiás form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Serie A ended in defeat. Last season Goiás had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 5, drew 5 and lost 9.
The club members enjoyed Goiás's previous game versus Corinthians (placed 14th), a 3-1 win played at home. Sander was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Sander served one assist, hit two key passes and won 8 of 13 duels.
Before that match, 2-2 away against Universitario in the Copa Sudamericana.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Goiás manager de Ávila as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gimnasia La Plata.
Goiás have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Internacional victories, zero draws and four Goiás wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Magalhães Prado 2 goals |  W. Maciel Sousa Campos 1 goals |   L. de Souza Alves 1 goals |
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| Internacional | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 3.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 16 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Internacional | Last season | Goiás | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 58 | 40 | Scored | S | 20 | 40 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 31 | 53 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 68% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 66% | ||
| 45% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 45% | ||
| 18% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 8% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 13% | ||
| 45% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 55% | ||
| 47% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 21% | ||
| 18% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 29% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.2 | 18 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Internacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goiás | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Atletico PR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Gremio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Botafogo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Atletico Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 65 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Goiás | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 46 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | -21 | 42 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Ceara | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 19 | Avai | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Juventude | 38 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -40 | 22 |
