ARACAJU. Confiança defeats Avaí 3-1. Avaí was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

Lohan missed a penalty (67′) for Confiança.​

Lohan missed 1 penalty (67′) for ​Confiança.

The match was played at the Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista stadium in Aracaju on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Edina Alves Batista who was helped by Neuza Ines Back and Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz. The 4th official was Jackson Ribeiro Souza Sobrinho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Avaí had a strong ball possession 67% while Confiança was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Avaí was more aggressive with 118 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Confiança was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Confiança shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Avaí shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Confiança didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Avaí received 2 yellow cards (Jadson and Betao).

Standings

After playing this match, Confiança will have 28 points to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Avaí will stay with 50 points to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Confiança will play away against Guarani on the 22nd of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Guarani (0 draws).

Avaí will host Cruzeiro on the 23rd of October with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Confiança – Formation

Confiança started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luiz Junior de Souza Lopes decided to play with the following team: Rafael Santos (7.6), Jonathan Bocão (7.0), Nirley (6.5), Adalberto (6.4), João Paulo (6.6), Madison (6.7), Jhemerson (6.7), Italo Melo (7.0), Willians Santana (6.7), Lohan (7.1) and Alvaro (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Michael, Lucas Sampaio, Gedeilson, Luan, Neto Berola (7.1), Rafael Vila (7.3), Fernando Medeiros, Vinicius Barba (6.3), Adriano, Robinho (6.1) and Tiago Reis (6.5).

Confiança could not rely on the presence of R. Vila (injured).

Substitutions

Confiança made 5 changes: Jhemerson for R. Vila (54′), Willians for Vinicius Barba (60′), I. Melo for Robinho (71′), Lohan for Tiago Reis (72′) and Madison for N. Berola (72′).

Best player: Rafael Santos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Confiança was the goalkeeper: Rafael Santos. His rating is 7.62. He performed 5 saves.

Avaí – Formation

Avaí started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Claudinei dos Santos Oliveira played with: Glédson (5.8), Edílson (6.6), Alemão (6.3), Betão (6.2), Diego Renan (5.8), Jadson (6.9), Jean Cleber (7.2), Jonathan Copete (7.1), Lourenço (7.1), Vinícius Leite (6.4) and Júnior Dutra (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vladimir, Iury, Rafael Pereira, Arthur Chaves, Marcos Serrato (6.5), Valdívia (6.3), Felipe Silva (6.4), Getúlio (6.4) and Jonathan (6.4).

Substitutions

Avaí made 5 changes: V. Leite Silva for G. W. Silva Timoteo (60′), Jadson for Valdivia (77′), Romulo for Jonathan (77′), D. Renan for Felipe (86′) and Lourenco for M. Serrato (86′).

Best player: Júnior Dutra​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Avaí was Júnior Dutra.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​

• Confiança – Avaí – 3-1