Match Report
Corinthians, 4th with 65 points, sat 30 points above Avaí (19th, 35). The last five rounds placed Avaí 10th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Avaí 0.89 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Corinthians 1.16 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.19.
Defeat had followed defeat for Avaí — three in succession. Corinthians had won three straight. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Avaí, 12/15 for Corinthians.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Avaí, 4 draws and 5 for Corinthians, at 2.36 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in Florianopolis (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Avaí led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.