Palmeiras are flying at 1st, while Goiás are dragging their feet 17 points behind in the league standings. Will they crop the gap?
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (33) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Goiás have scored away.
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.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game was an away game at Atletico Mineiro, so at least Palmeiras are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Allianz Parque. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.
The Palmeiras manager Ferreira and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores. Midfielder Scarpa was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.94 (out of ten) in that game. Scarpa hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus Ceara with a 2-1 scoreline.Palmeiras are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 1 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Libertadores game versus Atletico Mineiro in only three days. This game is also played here at Allianz Parque.
The Palmeiras fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Palmeiras have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Goiás form and stats
There's been little loot from Goiás's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. Goiás only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Goiás, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Goiás are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Coritiba (placed 15th). That victory felt good as this team had gone three league fixtures without winning. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Raúl and that is impressive! Defender Barcelos was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Barcelos hit two key passes and won 7 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sao Paulo that ended 3-3.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Goiás as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Goiás have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Goiás - Palmeiras 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Palmeiras wins - draws - Goiás wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Godinho Johann 8 goals |   G. Gómez Portillo 7 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 7 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Goiás missing players
| Palmeiras | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 33 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 85% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 20% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 7.6 | 9.3 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18.7 | 20.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 26% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 11.9 | 11 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 5 |
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Palmeiras have created more than twice as many corners as Goiás.
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Goiás have scored away.
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (11) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (33) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+19) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palmeiras have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Atletico PR | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Internacional | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Santos | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Goiás | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Avai | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Juventude | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 16 |
