The Cuiabá & Avaí managers M. Oliveira Chamusca and E. Machado Souto are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.
- Cuiabá have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Cuiabá nor Avaí as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Avaí when visiting Cuiabá as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Cuiabá form and stats
Cuiabá are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Arena Pantanal. 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Cuiabá's attacking players as they have now played 369 minutes without scoring in a league game. Marcinho was their last goal scorer.
Cuiabá are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Confiança. Preceding that match was the home game against CSA that was lost 0-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cuiabá as they are travelling to their away game against Chapecoense in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
Cuiabá are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Cuiabá have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Avaí form and stats
4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Avaí in their Serie B matches away.
Avaí have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Gledson Ribeiro dos Santos. It's been 265 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.
Two travels in a row for Avaí, whose manager E. Machado Souto could celebrate last time after the Serie B win against Botafogo SP. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Confiança.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oeste in just three days.
Avaí have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Avaí have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Avaí - Cuiabá 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rodríguez Maeso 4 goals |  P. de Castro Silva 3 goals |  W. Ferreira de Oliveira 3 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Avaí missing players
| Cuiabá | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 23 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 87% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 42% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 39% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 43% |
| 43% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 27% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 283 | 175 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 110 | 237 |
| 115 | 70 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 43 | 90 |
| 23% | 23% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 30% |
- Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cuiabá have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 47 |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Juventude | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cuiabá | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Avaí | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | CSA | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | CRB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Confiança | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Guarani | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Operário PR | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Paraná | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 16 | Vitoria | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 17 | Nautico | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -28 | 11 |