Match Report
The table read 16th (Avaí, 29 pts) against 5th (Fortaleza, 41 pts), 12 points apart. The last five rounds placed Avaí 7th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Avaí ran at 1.08 scored and 1.24 conceded, Fortaleza at 1.12 and 0.88.
Fortaleza entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Avaí had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Fortaleza, 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Avaí win, 3 for Fortaleza, 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings.
Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Avaí 55% · Fortaleza 45% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-4




