Atlético-GO and Palmeiras face each other this Monday in one of the games that end the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball rolls at 18:30 (Brasília time), at Antônio Accioly stadium, in Goiânia.
Packed by two straight wins, the Dragon gained breath in the fight against relegation and approached the competitors. The team is third from bottom with 28 points.
For the difficult duel, Eduardo Souza will have at least two novelties: midfielder Marlon Freitas and attacking midfielder Wellington Rato. They enter, respectively, in the positions of Decks and Airton, suspended. A third change could be Edson Fernando in place of Shaylon, at the coach’s option.
Palmeiras does the math to be Brazilian champion. Internacional won on Sunday and reduced Verdão’s gap in the lead to nine points, but Abel Ferreira’s team confirms the conquest of the tournament if they win the next four rounds: Atlético-GO, São Paulo, Avaí and Athletico. The team has been in the first place for 21 rounds and has not yet been defeated as a visitor.
It will not only be the reserve bank that will have an important return this Monday. In addition to Abel Ferreira, suspended in the last round, Verdão has the reinforcement of Zé Rafael in the midfield – the athlete had been sent off against Botafogo and that’s why he was absent against Coritiba. In the other sectors, the technical commission from Palmeiras can maintain the base that packed a sequence of five consecutive victories in the Brasileirão.
Both Teams Score
Surely Palmeiras must swing the net, after all, they have the best attack with 52 goals. On the other hand, Atlético-GO needs the victory to continue in the dispute for the permanence in Serie A. In addition, they have been recovering in recent games and scored at least once in the last four rounds.
Total Goals Scored
With both teams hitting the net and the match ending with a winner, the trend is for the score to have more than 2.5 goals scored. As in Atlético-GO’s last five games, four ended with more than two goals, while Palmeiras has the best attack with an average of 1.7 goals per game.
Last Five Matches
Atlético-GO has been recovering in the last rounds with two straight wins. In this way, they lost to Coritiba by 2 x 0, in addition to two defeats by 2 x 1, one to Internacional and another to Corinthians. Then, Dragão beat Avaí by 2 x 1 and arrives with another victory, this time against Fluminense by the score of 3 x 2.
On the other hand, Palmeiras comes from five consecutive victories. Thus, away from home, they secured the triumphs against Atlético-MG by 1 x 0 and Botafogo by 3 x 1. In addition, playing in their domains, Verdão got the three points against Juventude by 2 x 1, Santos by 1 x 0 and Coritiba by the score of 4 x 0.
