Match Report
Goiás, 12th with 36 points, sat 22 points above América Mineiro (19th, 14). In league terms the two rates read 0.73/1.73 for América Mineiro and 1/1.2 for Goiás (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
A win had eluded América Mineiro for 6 matches. Goiás's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, América Mineiro held 2 points of 15 and Goiás 11.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for América Mineiro, 2 draws and 5 for Goiás, at 2.38 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side.
The match was played at Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães (capacity 23,000). B. da Silva Machado officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
América Mineiro: Paulo Victor (61')
Key stats
Possession: América Mineiro 34% · Goiás 66% · Total shots: 5-18 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-10