Goias 2-1 Avai: result and AI prediction
Goias – Avai, Serie B, Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 08:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Estádio da Serrinha
Goias is #13 in the table (39 pts) and Avai #17 (30 pts). Avai has not won any of its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Goias 3, draws 1, Avai 2. Their last meeting, on May 24, 2026, ended Avai 0-2 Goias.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
Goiás have the home setting, a recent lift in form and a favourable recent record against Avaí, but they cannot afford to become stretched without Filipe Machado. Avaí are under greater table pressure and arrive with a problematic left-back situation after a difficult run of results. Expect Goiás to press for territory rather than turn the match into an open exchange, with the visitors relying on resilience, direct attacks and dead-ball moments. A single breakthrough may reshape everything.
Head-to-head analysis
This is a historically balanced pairing, but the recent Serrinha pattern favours Goiás: they have won the last three home meetings with Avaí. Goiás also took the reverse fixture earlier this season.
Injuries and absences
Confirmed suspensions affect both structures: Goiás lose midfielder Filipe Machado, while Avaí lose left-back DG. Avaí's issue is more acute because limited specialist cover on that flank makes their defensive matchup a clear target; Anselmo Ramon's availability for Goiás remains unclear across local reports.
Form (last 5)
Goias vs Avai stats
| Goias | Avai | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 28 | 28 |
| Goals scored | 28 | 29 |
| Goals conceded | 34 | 36 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 7 |
Last meetings
- 2026-05-24Avai 0-2 Goias
- 2025-09-07Avai 2-1 Goias
- 2025-05-05Goias 2-1 Avai
- 2024-09-14Goias 2-1 Avai
- 2024-05-28Avai 2-0 Goias
- 2022-08-13Goias 1-1 Avai

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