Sao Paulo vs Goias Prediction & Betting Tips (31 July)

In general, a visit from Goias has proven to be very beneficial in recent times, with 17 of the last 20 teams to entertain them claiming maximum points. Add to that the fact that Sao Paulo have enjoyed 15 wins in 20 home games at this level of late, and it is hard to see anything other than a home success in this meeting between high-fliers and strugglers.

Over the course of their most recent 19 top-flight home games, Sao Paulo have been involved in 14 encounters in which under 2.5 goals have been scored, including each of the last four. This has also been the case in 13 of the previous 16 Goias away matches in the league, so there shouldn’t be any need to dust down when these two teams lock horns.

Over the course of their previous 18 matches at this elite level of the Copa do Brasil, Sao Paulo have been involved in no fewer than 14 contests in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet. This has also been the case in 16 of the last 19 Goias away games in the top-flight, so don’t expect the net to bulge at both ends in this encounter.