In this week 29 match on the 1st of October, Fortaleza will travel to Goiânia to battle Goiás in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Goiás recorded a 1-1 draw against Bragantino. Alerrandro struck first for Bragantino in the 28th minute, but Pedro Raúl got the equalizer for Goiás in the 55th minute earning Goiás a comeback draw. Goiás is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 1-1 draw against Juventude. Paulo Miranda scored the first goal for Fortaleza on an own goal in the 45th minute, then Vitor Gabriel got the equalizer for Juventude in the 78th minute on a feed from Capixaba earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fortaleza should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Fortaleza and Goiás last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on the 9th of June. Fortaleza and Goiás battled to a 1-1 draw. Yago Pikachu struck first for Fortaleza in the 13th minute, then Pedro Raúl got the equalizer for Goiás in the 86th minute on a feed from Renato Barbosa dos Santos Junior earning Goiás at least a draw.
Moises has been the most prolific scorer on Fortaleza in the last five matches with two goals. Pedro Raúl has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Goiás.