Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Retrô & Avaí face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Retrô and Avaí.
Retrô form and stats
Last season, Retrô's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 2nd round.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Retrô, who played 1-1 against Santa Cruz. That match was also played at this venue (Itaipava Arena Pernambuco). The hometeam coach Filho made a successful contribution in the game against Santa Cruz, bringing on de Souza who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Afogados and winning 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Retrô perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Retrô as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Retrô has won 1 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pernambucano 1 game versus Petrolina in only three days. This game is also played here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco.
Avaí form and stats
Avaí was sent out of Copa do Brasil in the 2nd round last season.Playing away, Avaí have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Catarinense 1 this season.
Impressive finishing from da Silva secured the home win 1-0 against Concordia in their previous game.
Preceding that game was the away Catarinense 1 victory against Atletico Catarinense with the score of 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Avaí playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 0 Avaí wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Avaí now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Catarinense 1 game at Joinville is waiting in only four days.
Avaí have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Avaí's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Goncalves Ramos 2 goals | G. Ermel 2 goals | R. Guimarães Dutra 1 goals |
Retrô missing players
Avaí missing players
| Retrô | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 29% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hercilio Luz | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Chapecoense | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Avaí | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Brusque | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Figueirense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Barra do Garcas | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | Concordia | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Joinville | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Camboriu | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Marcilio Dias | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Atletico Catarinense | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 1 |
