Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Flamengo (5th, 62 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Avaí (19th, 35 pts). Flamengo had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Flamengo 1.58 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Avaí 0.89 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.19.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Flamengo 5, draws 3, Avaí 3, at 3.18 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 55%.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio de Janeiro, capacity 13,544, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.