This season has been back-breaking for Avaí up to now, while Guarani have won many games. Will the away team get another win at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva?
- Avaí have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Guarani is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
Avaí and Guarani should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Avaí form and stats
Avaí's results here at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in the Serie B have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The Avaí goalkeeper Igor Jose Bohn is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 229 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
A good away victory last time out for Avaí, who won 1-0 against Ituano (placed 14th). Lipe, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Lipe hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, Avaí won a home game hosting Sampaio Corrêa (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Avaí perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Avaí as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Avaí has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Not much happening? In this club's last 12 league matches, 10 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
There will be little rest for Avaí after this match as they are travelling to Mirassol for a Serie B game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Avaí here at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). 12 goals have been conceded.
Guarani form and stats
There's been little loot from Guarani's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Serie B. Guarani only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
The Guarani goalkeeper Douglas Borges is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 213 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Guarani go into this game after a win, the home game against Atlético GO that ended 1-0. Defender Santos was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Santos won 5 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against ABC with the score of 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Guarani playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were 4 Guarani wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats.
Lacking goals? 14 of this club's latest 17 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
A new game in only four days for Guarani, the Serie B home match versus Ceara. Busy days.
The attacking power of Guarani when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent archived match featuring both these teams is the Guarani - Avaí 4-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Avaí wins - draws - Guarani wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Freitas Ribeiro 8 goals |  B. Pereira Mendes 6 goals |  B. Pereira da Silva 4 goals |
Avaí missing players
Guarani missing players
| Avaí | Guarani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 24 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 28% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 37% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 37% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 15.1 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.1 | 12.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 18% | 16% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 19% | 32% |
| 13.6 | 12.2 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 18.1 | 15.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- Avaí have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Guarani is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vitoria | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Criciuma | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Guarani | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Mirassol | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Juventude | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Ceara | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | CRB | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Ituano | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Tombense | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Avaí | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 17 |
| 19 | Londrina | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | ABC | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
