Goias will face off against guests Sport Recife at Estádio Hailé Pinheiro in the Serie B meeting on Wednesday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Goias v Sport Recife, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
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Goias
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Goias, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Serie B success against Ponte Preta.
In that game, Goias had 54% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Ponte Preta got 13 shots at goal with 4 on target. Élvis (45') scored for Ponte Preta.
Mozart Santos's Goias have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 8 times over their past 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in those same games is 7.
Heading into this fixture, Goias haven't lost in the league to Sport Recife in their last 3 games.
Sport Recife
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In their last fixture, Sport Recife drew 2-2 in the Serie B tie with Operário Ferroviário.
In that match, Sport Recife managed 55% possession and 23 shots at goal with 8 on target. The scorer for Sport Recife was Biel (17'). At the other end, Operario Ferroviario got 16 shots at goal with 6 on target. Aylon (6') and Vinícius Diniz (86') scored for Operário Ferroviário.
The stats don’t lie, and Sport Recife have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals in total. In defence, Sport Recife could really do with shoring things up.
Looking at their past form shows that Sport Recife:
- have left without a victory over Goias in away games against them for the last 5 matches in the league. Not the best of away records.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 05/06/2015 shows that Goias have won 3 of these and Sport Recife 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.
An aggregate of 11 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 from Verdão and 4 coming from Leão da Ilha. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was Serie B match day 27 on 18/09/2024 when it ended Sport Recife 1-1 Goias.
In that game, Sport Recife managed 55% possession and 20 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Roberto (23').
Goias got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Edu (11') was the scorer.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Sport Recife should have enough to put one past this Goias side, although it might not be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Goias at the end of this one. Hopefully this is a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the WDW market, the win for Goias can be had for 2.15, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.1 and selecting a win for Sport Recife is 3.3. Those are the top bets on offer at present.
Lucas Pereira,
07:04 20/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Goias
Formed: 1943
Stadium: Estádio Hailé Pinheiro (14,525)
Captain: Tadeu Antonio Ferreira
Chairman: Aroldo Guidão Filho
Manager: Mozart Santos
Competitions: Serie B position 9