Match Report
Avaí, 9th with 55 points, sat 26 points above Oeste (20th, 29). The last five rounds placed Oeste 11th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.18/1.29 for Avaí and 0.74/1.58 for Oeste (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Momentum sat with Avaí, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Avaí, 5/15 for Oeste.
Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in Florianopolis staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.