It's time to decide the outcome of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 meeting between Goiás and Estudiantes. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Estudiantes, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.
Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they had a Serie A match only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Estudiantes have had more rest.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás have played 9 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Goiás's last game was hosting Fortaleza and winning 1-0. Goiás goalkeeper Tadeu did an outstanding job against Fortaleza with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Tadeu got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.6 out of ten. Tadeu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Estudiantes in the Copa Sudamericana. This is expected to be a close game, with Goiás perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Goiás as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Goiás has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The manager Freitas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to America Mineiro 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 10 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Goiás have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Estudiantes form and stats
The followers enjoyed Estudiantes's previous fixture versus Goiás, a Copa Sudamericana win (3-0) played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Argentinos Juniors.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Estudiantes in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Estudiantes, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Estudiantes - Goiás 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Goiás one win, zero draws and Estudiantes two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 6 goals |  B. Rollheiser 6 goals |  M. Méndez Acosta 4 goals |
Goiás missing players
Estudiantes missing players
| Goiás | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 45 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 6.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.7 | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 28% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 14.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
