Week 31 features a match on Sun Oct 9th, where Fortaleza hosts Avaí at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Fortaleza recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Goiás. Lucas Sasha struck first for Fortaleza in the 14th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Goiás was frustrated by Fortaleza’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fortaleza ended the match with the shutout victory. Fortaleza is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Avaí recorded a 1-2 loss against Atlético GO. Wellington Rato scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Baralhas added another in the 56th minute. Avaí looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On Thursday Jun 16th, Avaí hosted Fortaleza in their last match together. Avaí won by a score of 3 to 2. Muriqui struck first for Avaí in the 33rd minute on a feed from William Pottker, then Guilherme Bissoli added another in the 40th minute on a penalty.
Avaí is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Guilherme Bissoli and William Pottker each having 2 goals in their last 5. Fortaleza’s most prolific scorer has been Pedro Rocha. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.