São Paulo vs Goiás Prediction: The Paulistas have the upper hand

As the Copa do Brasil continues to heat up, São Paulo and Goiás will face off at the Morumbi on Wednesday for the first leg of their round of 16 clash. Goiás plays in the Brasileirão Série B while São Paulo plays at the top level in the Brazilian league although they are currently without a win in their last three league games. We believe that São Paulo will get the win here. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

The Tricolor have not won a game in their last three league games with their most recent league game against Fortaleza ending in a narrow 1-0 defeat to the Paulistas. Kayzer got a goal in the early minutes of the first half, which was the only goal in the game as São Paulo couldn’t get a goal. Luis Zubeldia will be without the services of Allison and Pablo Maia due to injuries. The Paulistas are currently 6th place in the Serie A of the Brasileiro with 9 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses from 20 games played. 

Paulo Baya got his fourth goal of the season for Goias in the early minutes of the second half against CRB but his goal was not enough to give them the victory as they were pegged in the second half by an own goal from Sander. Baya has been one of the top players for Goias this season second to only Diequinho who has six goals to his name. Goias is currently in 9th place in the Serie B of the Brasileiro with 7 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses from 17 games played. Marcio Zanardi will have to prepare for life without his star player Dequinho as he is doubtful for Wednesday's clash against The Paulistas. 

The last time both teams met was in the Brasileiro Serie A last season and Goias won that game with a 2-0 scoreline. We take a look at their last 20 encounters and São Paulo has won 10 games, Goias has also won 8 games with 2 draws.

It is always a tough clash whenever these two teams meet as we can see from their H2H statistics above. Moreover, there has been a total of over 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 encounters and we believe the goals option will be a good wager here. A minimum of two goals from either team at 1.60 odds is our first bet. Furthermore, we do not see São Paulo losing this game and as such, a win or draw and a total of over 2.5 goals for The Paulistas is another betting choice.

It is important to note that Goias has scored first in 5 of their last 7 encounters. However, we might see a different dynamic here but not except Goias finding the net. Both teams to score at 3.00 odds is a risky betting choice.