Goias vs Palmeiras Match Preview

Goias has been struggling since the beginning of the season, and things have recently gone even worse, as they remain winless for the last 11 rounds (0-4-7). As a result, they are sitting at the rock bottom of the table with a total of 12 points after 19 rounds played in the Brazilian Serie A. In their most recent game against Atletico Paranaense, they suffered another defeat at home (0-1). Running on such a bad streak, Enderson Moreira was sacked from the club and now Augusto Cesar took his place on the bench, who was the manager of the Goias U20 team.

Breno served his suspension and he will be available for the game. On the other hand, Chico and Vinícius have not recovered from their injuries.

The visitors extended their winning streak to 4 matches in Serie A, prevailing 2-0 over Fluminense in the previous round. After such a great run in the league, they reached 5th place in the standings, being only 4 points behind the league leaders, Atletico Mineiro. In their midweek game, they played a draw 2-2 against Seara for the Brazilian Cup.

Palmeiras are facing significant problems in their team, as they have a lot of missings due to Covid-19, such as Menino, Luan, Rony, Gabriel, and Danillo Breno while another 6 players were tested positive today. Gustavo Scarpa was tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in the recent few months. Additionally, Gomez, Vina and Weverton returned from their national duties and their fitness is questionable.

The problems that Palmeiras faces, make this match quite tricky, increasing the chances for the hosts to make an upset. Palmeiras is obliged to play with many youngsters from their U20 team and that's why I expect a significant drop in the offered odds for Goias to win.