The CRB & Goiás head coaches A. Aal and M. Ribeiro Cabo are both dreading and feeling excited about this crucial fixture in the upper part of the Serie B league table.
- CRB have not yet lost a game at home.
- Goiás have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B
Goiás could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie B game only four sleeps ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Goiás have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
CRB form and stats
CRB have performed here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL this season with 5 wins from 10 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. CRB haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Guarani, 60 days ago.
A strong away win for CRB against Confianca the last match, as Junior Brandão and Jaja were on target. Junior Brandão, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated player for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 7.65 (out of 10). Brandão scored one goal. CRB goalkeeper Diogo Silva did an outstanding job against Confianca with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
In the match before that, CRB hosted Cruzeiro and drew the game 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how CRB have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost one.
CRB have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL with 16 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, CRB have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Goiás's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cruzeiro that finished 1-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Confianca.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Goiás playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Goiás wins, one draw and four defeats.
Goiás have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
CRB and Goiás have played each other earlier this season: Goiás - CRB 1-0. CRB-Goiás H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: CRB three wins, Goiás six wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Torres 7 goals |   A. Mangueira Severino Pereira 6 goals | N. Godinho Johann 5 goals |
CRB missing players
Goiás missing players
| CRB | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 59% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 23% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 37% | 37% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 18% | 22% |
- CRB have not yet lost a game at home.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Goiás have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B
- Goiás have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Serie B
- Goiás have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Coritiba | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | CRB | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Goiás | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Avai | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Guarani | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Nautico | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Sampaio Correa | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | CSA | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Remo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Brusque | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Londrina | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Confianca | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 14 |