Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Botafogo 5th on 64, Goiás 18th on 38. Recent form told a different story for Botafogo: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo 1.53 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, Goiás 0.95 and 1.39, with the league averaging 1.24.
Defeat had followed defeat for Botafogo — four in succession. Goiás were winless in 5.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Botafogo, 2 draws and 7 for Goiás, at 2.23 goals per meeting.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.7 yellow cards per game, B. da Silva Machado was the man in the middle. The venue was Centro de Formação de Atletas TROPS, with room for 46,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Goiás led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo: Tiquinho Soares (52') · Goiás: Lucas Halter (27')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 60% · Goiás 40% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 8-3