Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fluminense 7th with 56 points, Goiás 18th with 38, 18 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.24 for Fluminense and 0.95/1.39 for Goiás (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Fluminense have 11 wins to Goiás's 4, with 2 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting. 65% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. The last five meetings averaged 4.2 goals, well above the all-time 3.06.
The match was played at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro (capacity 20,113). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-3.