Avai and Fluminense face each other this Sunday, at 19:00 (Brasilia time), at Ressacada, for the 32nd round of the Brazilian Championship. In the turn, Tricolor won 2-0, with goals from Cano and Matheus Martins.
The confrontation in Florianópolis will be with the gates closed to the fans. The punishment by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) to Leão da Ilha was given because of the cutting of the VAR cables in the confrontation against Atlético-GO on October 1st.
Avaí is in a delicate situation in the Brasileirão table. The azurra team lost the last four matches, to São Paulo, Atlético-GO, Botafogo and Fortaleza, and fell to the runner-up. At the moment, the distance to leave the Z-4 is five points.
Lisca will make changes to the team for the appointment this Sunday. Starting in 21 of the 25 matches he played for Leão da Ilha, Pottker was out in the defeat to Fortaleza by suspension and returns to Flu. On the other hand, left-back Cortez has been diagnosed with pubalgia and will be replaced by Nathanael. In midfield, Raniele became a doubt during the week, but returned to training.
Fluminense, on the other hand, is trying to recover in the Brazilian Championship after a sequence of three straight defeats – the worst of the team in the season. After being surpassed by Atlético-MG, Atlético-GO and América-MG, coach Fernando Diniz’s team dropped to fifth place and seeks to rediscover the path of victories to continue in the fight for the G-4.
Diniz will have some absences for this Sunday’s match. Nino left the last match due to a muscle problem in his right leg and did not travel with the team. Felipe Melo and David Braz fight for the spot in the defense. Nathan, in turn, received the third yellow card in the last round and will serve a suspension against Avaí. In addition, the team may undergo other changes. The coach tested Calegari on the left side and Caio Paulista in the vacancy of Matheus Martins.
The Fluminense team does not have a good recent performance as a visitor, and has suffered five defeats in the last six matches played away from home, with one more victory, in addition, the team scored goals in only 2 games in this period.
Both Teams to Score: Yes
Thus, given the retrospective of both teams, we know that the visitors have a solid defense, while the hosts, despite scoring goals in the last matches, cannot maintain the same rhythm in the second half, where they almost always end up tying.
Total Goals: More Than 2.5 Goals
Finally, this guess is based on the teams’ history, the teams don’t have the characteristic of scoring many goals per match, but the moment in the championship requires this type of risky bet.
Avaí vs Fluminense Retrospect
Namely, there were 16 matches between Leão da Ilha and Tricolor carioca, and this is a match where Flu has a predominant advantage with nine wins, against only five wins for Avaí, while there were two draws.
