The Serie A fixture at Estádio Hailé Pinheiro on Wednesday will see hosts Goias and Internacional lock horns. Showdown scheduled for June 16, 2022 02:30 EAT.
The hosts currently sit 14th in the standings with14 points from 11 matches. One win, three draws and one loss were recorded in the last 5 fixtures. In 5 of their previous 6 clashes, they have seen their defence breached leaking 5 goals along the way.
Jair Ventura’s men will hope for an improved result following on a 1-1 drawn game Serie A tied result versus Ceará. In that match, Goias had 50% possession, 12 shots with 4 of them on target and a goal scored by Pedro Raúl (85′). Ceara got 20 shots with 6 of them on target and a goal scored by Stiven Mendoza (9′).
On the other hand, the visitors sit forth in the table with 18 points from 11 games. Two wins and three draws were recorded in their last five fixtures. They’ve scored 13 times in their previous 6 matches having also been scored against in 5 of those same matches.
Internacional will come into the clash following a 3-1 Serie A win to beat Flamengo in their previous outing. In that game, Internacional managed 32% possession, 11 shots with 4 on target and a goal scored by Wanderson (1′, 22′) and Pedro Henrique (92′). Flamengo had 16 shots on goal with 3 on target and a goal scored by Andreas Pereira (58′).
Goias vs Internacional head-to-head
These two teams have had 27 encounters since 2003; Goias has 10 wins while Internacional has 13 wins and 4 games ended all square.
- Internacional 1-0 Goias 11/01/21
- Goias 1-0 Internacional 14/09/20
- Internacional 1-2 Goias 28/11/19
- Goias 2-1 Internacional 25/08/19
- Goias 0-2 Internacional 18/11/17
Home
- Goias 1-1 Ceara
- Fortaleza 1-1 Goias
- Botafogo 1-2 Goias
- Bragantino 8-9 Goias
- Goias 1-1 Bragantino
Away
- Internacional 3-1 Flamengo
- Santos 1-1 Internacional
- Bragantino 0-2 Internacional
- Internacional 1-1 Goianiense GO
- Internacional 5-1 9 de Octubre FC
Goias team news
Jair Ventura will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Internacional team news
Mano Menezes will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Prediction and Odds
Goias were winless in 12 of their past 16 overall fixtures, and they have won just once at home since mid-March while Internacional have a dominant head-to-head record over the last few years.
- Internacional win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
