Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Avaí 4th on 64, Vasco da Gama 11th on 49. Recent form told a different story for Vasco da Gama: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Avaí ran at 1.16 scored and 0.92 conceded, Vasco da Gama at 1.13 and 1.37.
Vasco da Gama carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Avaí 0, draws 3, Vasco da Gama 5, at 1.63 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Only 13% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Avaí: Jonathan (82'), Getulio (12'), Bruno Silva (48') · Vasco da Gama: Morato (27')
Key stats
Possession: Avaí 48% · Vasco da Gama 52% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 6-9