Week 33 brings us a match on Oct 23rd where Cuiabá hosts Goiás in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Cuiabá sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ceará. Deyverson scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 82nd minute, but Jô got the equalizer for Ceará in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while goiás sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Internacional. Mauricio scored the first goal for Internacional in the 13th minute, then Pedro Raúl tied it up for Goiás in the 33rd minute , but luckily for Internacional it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Goiás is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of June, Goiás hosted Cuiabá in their last match together. Goiás was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Pedro Raúl struck first for Goiás in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cuiabá was frustrated by Goiás’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Goiás ended the match with the shutout victory.
Goiás’s most prolific scorer has been Pedro Raúl. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Deyverson has been the most effective weapon for Cuiabá lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.