With their 7 point edge in the league standings, Avaí followers yearn to see their adored players get full points from this match versus Fortaleza.
- Avaí have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the fewest scored goals (7) in Serie A
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Avaí as the cities are 3700 kilometers apart.
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 Avaí and Fortaleza.
Avaí form and stats
Avaí have collected 10 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-1-1.
Happy days for Avaí in their previous game, a fixture away at Botafogo (placed 17th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Defender Kevin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Kevin scored one goal and won 8 of 13 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Atletico GO (1-2).The manager Barroca will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fluminense in only three days.
The Avaí fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Avaí's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortaleza form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Fortaleza playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Fortaleza played 0-0 against Atletico PR in their previous match. Defender Capixaba was the best team player with a rating of 8.23. Capixaba hit three key passes and won 15 of 19 duels.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Goias.A new game in only three days for Fortaleza, the Serie A home match versus America Mineiro. Busy days.
As for defending, Fortaleza rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former eight meetings between these two teams are: one win for Avaí, three draws and four wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 1 goals |  M. Vieira da Veiga 1 goals |
Avaí missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Avaí | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 55% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 27% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 55% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 45% |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 14 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 15.1 | 11.6 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
- Avaí have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Avaí have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Avaí have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Avaí have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fortaleza have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Fortaleza have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have the fewest scored goals (7) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Internacional | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Coritiba | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Avaí | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Santos | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Ceara | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Goias | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Atletico GO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Flamengo | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Juventude | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
