Goias – Guarani Prediction & Picks (18.05.2018)

Goiás and Guarani meet at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Doura), in a match for the 6 th round of Serie B. In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one to 28- 10-2017, which ended in a draw by (1-1), and another most recent on 12-07-2017, which ended in a Guarani victory by (1-0). Particular attention is needed for the home / outside, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Goiás:

The home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Vila Nova, by (1-3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Fortaleza by (3-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Goiás has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3.

For this competition, he does not win 5 games ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

Goiás is a club that has already conquered the B Series of the Brazilian Championship twice throughout its history, being the most recent title expired in the year of 2012. In this season, the team won the Goiano Championship in the first months. (the fifth of his record), but in the B Series has a negative performance, since he has not yet won in the competition and has to worry about the decline. In the last five games that he played in his stadium, for the Serie B of the Brazilian championship and other competitions, in all there were more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match that pattern will be maintained and the Goiás will have a game with several goals, mainly due to the fact of having a defensive system with several deficiencies.

Guarani:

After 2 wins and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they won in a home match against Criciuma, by (1-0), after in the previous match they lost at home, against Ponte Preta, by (2-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last 10 away matches Guarani has won 4, tied 1 and lost 5. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition.

The Guaraní is a club that has already become the Brazilian Serie A champion in 1978 and was also the Serie B champion in 1981. The Guaraní recently played the C Series of the Brazilian championship: he was runner-up of the Serie C in 2016 , conquering the access to the Series B. In the last season, in the Series B, almost did not avoid the descent and only escaped by the balance of goals, that is to say, made a terrible campaign. Now, in the 2018 season, the Guarani won the title of the Paulista A2 Championship and in the next season will play the main Paulista. In Serie B of 2018 the team is in the middle of the table, in twelfth place, with six points won, after two victories at home, but with three defeats away from home, suffering two or more goals in those games.