Flamengo v Goias Betting Tips [21 May 2022]

Goias haven’t beaten Flamengo in their last six meetings, and when they travel to Rio for this game at the Maracana, the target will be to end this poor run. Ahead of this game, hosts Flamengo are16th with six points and Goias are 13th with eight points. Both these teams started their Serie A campaigns poorly but Flamengo’s poor run has gone a little longer. Going into Match Day seven they have one win in the league. They are coming from a 3-0 win over Universidad Catolica in the Copa Libertadores and will want to take this form to the league, having done better in the continental competition than domestically. Five wins in six meetings with Goias should be enough to make Flamengo the favorites here, and they’ve scored two or more goals in four of their last five matches.

Goias have improved from their poor start, and after going winless in their opening four league matches, they now have two straight wins. Back to back 1-0 wins over Atletico Goianiense and Santos have seen Goias shoot up in the standings and they will be looking to extend the same against Flamengo. They are unbeaten in the last three matches and have scored in each of their last six matches. Three times in their last five matches though, they’ve conceded two or more goals, with those matches ending in over 2.5 goals. In their last six games against Flamengo, Goias have suffered five losses. They have only one win over Flamengo in 13 meetings. In the last five meetings with Flamengo, Goias have conceded two or more goals. However, they’ve only failed to score in one of their last five matches against Flamengo.

Flamengo haven’t had much going for them domestically, but this is a game they will be comfortable going into. Their recent run against Goias has been great. In their recent matches, they’ve also had a good scoring run. Goias have also had a good run in attack, though not scoring as many goals as Flamengo. With Flamengo’s dominance in this fixture, and the two sides scoring runs, back Flamengo to win but both teams to score.