Match Report
Juventude (1st, 47 pts) visited Goiás (12th, 36 pts) with 11 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Juventude: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Goiás ran at 0.96 scored and 1.19 conceded, Juventude at 1.08 and 0.58.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Goiás, 1 by Juventude, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
A. Skettino Policarpo Bento officiated: 57 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Juventude: Fábio Lima (88')
Key stats
Possession: Goiás 53% · Juventude 47% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-3