Match Report
Avaí, 17th on 30 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Fortaleza (2nd, 51). In league terms the two rates read 1.14/0.83 for Fortaleza and 1.03/1.31 for Avaí (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Fortaleza's unbeaten run stood at 7.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fortaleza 3, draws 1, Avaí 1, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,908. With 65 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, Y. Ferreira da Cruz was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza: Maílton (66')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza 54% · Avaí 46% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 4-2