Avaí and Atlético GO meet at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, in a match for the 16th round of Serie B. The history of direct matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, who won 2 of the last 4 matches , tied 1 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 01-10-2017, for Serie A, Atlético GO won by (0-2). Luiz Fernando (58 ‘) and Walter (63’) scored the goals for Atlético GO. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 4 th and 5 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 15 th best team in home matches and the 7 th best in away matches.
Avai:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Goiás, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Londrina, by (1-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has had more positive results outside of its stadium, since it has won 16 points in away matches and only 9 at its stadium. In the last 7 home league matches Avai has won 2, tied 3 and lost 2, for which they have won 9 points out of 21 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Avai is a club that never managed to conquer the B Series of the Brazilian Championship, having as its most outstanding campaign the place in 2016. In the Brazilian Championship this year, the team ended up becoming the champion, by defeating the Chapecoense in the grand finale, by 0x2. In the Serie B of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the team has been trying to stay among the first classified, currently with the same score of the fifth classified, the Athletic-GO, but with a better balance of goals. In the last five Avai games at home, in three they scored more than 1.5 goals and in four the team suffered goals. We believe that in this match the Avai will suffer again goals, since it will be playing against a strong team, which comes at a good time and will not be defeated easily.
Atlético GO:
After 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 25 points won. In their last match, they have won at Fortaleza by (0-1), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Boa, by (2-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 7 away league matches Atlético GO has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.
The Atlético-GO is a club that was already the champion of the Brazilian Serie B Championship in 2016, rose to the elite of Brazilian football, but was lowered again and now, in the season of 2018, again disputes the Serie B. Atlético-GO is the eighth classified, but it comes at a very good time, with four consecutive victories, which allowed the team to climb quite a lot in the table. His offensive sector has been working well, scored eight goals in the last four games, four of them as visitors, showing that he has the conditions to score goals away from his domains. We believe that against Avaí, Atlético-GO has conditions to make a good game and if it loses the game, it should not lose by more than one goal difference.
PREDICTION: Avai to win @ 1.75
