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.

GoiasGoias
Final score2 - 1
AvaiAvai
AI predicted: 1-0 · Final score: 2-1✓ Correct outcome

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)

GoiasLeague position #13 · 39 ptsL L W
AvaiLeague position #17 · 30 ptsL L D

Goias vs Avai stats

GoiasAvai
Played2828
Goals scored2829
Goals conceded3436
Clean sheets77

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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