Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fluminense (3rd, 70 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Avaí (19th, 35 pts). 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, Fluminense 1.66 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.19.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Avaí. Defeat had followed defeat for Fluminense — three in succession.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Avaí, 1 draw and 7 for Fluminense, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 1.4 goals per game over the last five against 2.5 all-time.
The venue was Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in Florianopolis, with room for 5,000 spectators. Fluminense led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.