Goiás v CSA betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás

Serie B: A pair of teams who have done splendidly thus far. Get to know Goiás - CSA with this full guide!

Insights:
  • Goiás have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSA is in the best form (5-1-0)

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

These teams have little in common geographically as CSA have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Goiás form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 14 Serie B games here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás for Goiás. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

No payout for Goiás in their previous match, an away game at Náutico that ended in defeat 2-3. Tadeu had a busy but productive day in the Náutico match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Reynaldo, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Reynaldo won 12 of 16 duels.

Before that, Goiás had a home game versus Vitoria which ended with a victory 3-0.

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 Goiás have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost two.

The manager M. Ribeiro Cabo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Londrina in only four days.

The Goiás fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Goiás are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches.

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CSA form and stats

6 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of CSA playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

The supporters enjoyed CSA's previous game versus Brusque (placed 16th), a Serie B 4-1 win played at home. The attacker Dellatorre got a match rating of 8.25 in that game. Dellatorre scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus CRB that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with CSA playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three CSA wins, four draws and six defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting CSA as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides met earlier this season; CSA - Goiás 0-1. Goiás-CSA H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Goiás three wins, CSA two wins, zero draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GoiásA. Mangueira Severino Pereira
A. Mangueira Severino Pereira
8 goals
CSAI. Freitas de Castilho
I. Freitas de Castilho
8 goals
GoiásN. Godinho Johann
N. Godinho Johann
5 goals

Goiás missing players

CSA missing players

Goiás CSA
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 2 Played P 2 14 29
13 8 2 Won W 0 6 13
9 4 0 Drew D 1 1 6
7 2 0 Lost L 1 7 10
34 20 4 Scored S 0 13 33
23 9 0 Conceded C 2 13 24
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 93% 90%
62% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 59%
34% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 31%
7% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
45% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 34%
45% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 34%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 41%
 
4.6 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.3 4.8
6 4.9 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.9 4.9
2.3 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.7
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.1 12.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.7 10.9
4.9 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.9 3.9
24% 29% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 29%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Goiás have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Goiás have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Goiás 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 Coritiba 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 29 15 6 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 15 51
3 Avai 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
4 Goiás 29 13 9 7 34 23 14 8 4 2 20 9 15 5 5 5 14 14 11 48
5 CRB 29 13 9 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 48
6 CSA 29 13 6 10 33 24 15 7 5 3 20 11 14 6 1 7 13 13 9 45
7 Guarani 29 12 9 8 40 31 15 8 4 3 22 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 9 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Náutico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 29 10 10 9 33 30 14 7 4 3 19 12 15 3 6 6 14 18 3 40
11 Remo 29 10 8 11 24 29 15 7 3 5 11 10 14 3 5 6 13 19 -5 38
12 Cruzeiro 29 8 14 7 36 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 22 23 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -1 37
14 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
15 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
16 Brusque 29 9 8 12 28 39 14 5 5 4 13 9 15 4 3 8 15 30 -11 32
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 29 4 14 11 18 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 14 1 7 6 7 14 -8 26
19 Confianca 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 16 33 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 19

Read more about Serie B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.