Goias take on the visitors Botafogo in the round 28 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, September 29th at Estádio da Serrinha (Goiania).
Goias are quite modest, and the final of the Copa Sudamericana-2010 can be considered its main achievement. There, the Brazilian only lost on penalties to Independiente. But, on the other hand, the international trip took too many forces and cost relegation from Serie A. After that, the “parrots” lost their place in Brasileirao twice, but returned. The last downgrade happened in 2020, but on the 1st attempt it turned out to be back. Moreover, it is the wards of Jair Ventura (he has been working since April) that can be considered one of the surprises of this draw. The newcomer wins more than he loses (9 to 8), although they score less than concede (30-33, with 11 goals scored by the newcomer, Pedro Raul). This allow to stay at the top of the Serie A standings. Moreover, there are no defeats for 6 matches in a row, and this allows to count on a final place in the top 6, the Copa Libertadores zone. On the other hand, it is too early to call a pass to the Copa Sudamericana guaranteed.
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Botafogo, together with Goias, rose from Serie B following the results of last year. Only the Lone Star were a little better. They collected 61 points and finished in 1st place. This, however, did not save from coaching change. As in many current Brazilian projects, a bet was made on Luis Castro. He is known as the ex-coach of Shakhtar Donetsk. In South America, an experienced specialist copes quite well. Yes, his new wards alternate good segments of the season with failures. But, most importantly, the representative of Rio de Janeiro not only does not risk being relegated to Serie B. Having already collected 9 wins and 34 points in 27 rounds, they are in the top 10 of the current standings. And, in fact, the layouts for the final spurt are identical to the neighbors, Goias - there are only 3 points between the clubs. Let's add that "Botafogo" has not lost three recent matches: 2 wins and a draw.
Since 2020, Goias have not lost in head-to-heads against Botafogo. The series has already lasted 5 matches, both in the top division and in Serie B. And the “parrots” have 3 wins with a couple of draws. Bookmakers are cautiously giving advantage to Goias. But both clubs are now in good shape and will fight for victory. We bet that there will be "total over 2.0 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
