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Avai vs Athletic Club prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 34
Venue: Estádio da Ressacada, Florianopolis
Referee: Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima

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Form

Recent form

Avai

50Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -3 goal difference

Athletic Club

32Poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-3D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Avai or Draw

BetGenius backs Avai or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

72%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Avai host Athletic Club in round 34 of Serie B, with the home side fighting to climb out of the relegation zone. Currently placed 17th with 36 points, Avai have revitalised their survival hopes after securing back-to-back victories over Londrina and Cuiaba.

Athletic Club sit 13th on 43 points, seven points ahead of their opponents, but their recent results have tailed off. The visitors are without a victory in their last five league matches, recording three draws and two defeats, while drawing seven of their 16 away matches overall this campaign.

With Avai conceding on average just 1.0 goal per game at home and Athletic Club finding wins hard to come by in recent weeks, the hosts hold solid momentum to avoid defeat in front of their home supporters.

Analysis

Key factors

Avai have won their last two Serie B matches, beating Londrina 2-1 and Cuiaba 1-0.
Athletic Club are winless in their last five league fixtures, collecting three draws and two defeats.
Athletic Club have drawn seven of their 16 away games this season, showing a high tendency for shared points on the road.
Avai have conceded only 16 goals across 16 home matches, averaging one goal conceded per game.
The only previous meeting between these sides at Avai ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Avai at homeAthletic Club away

Played

6-4-6

W-D-L

4-7-5

1.1

Scored /game

1.2

Conceded /game

1.3

31%

Clean sheets

19%

38%

Failed to score

25%

40%

BTTS (last 5)

100%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.3 goals per game (Avai at home plus Athletic Club away).

Players

Key players this season

Avai

Jean Lucas6A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
11	Cuiaba	34	+5	47
12	São Bernardo	34	+9	46
13	Botafogo SP	34	0	44
14	Athletic Club	34	+1	44
15	Nautico Recife	34	-3	43
16	Ceara	34	-5	43
17	AvaiRelegation	34	-10	37
18	LondrinaRelegation	34	-6	32
19	America MineiroRelegation	34	-32	20
20	Ponte PretaRelegation	34	-55	14

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

1
Avai: 1
Draws: 2
Athletic Club

Athletic Club have won 2 of the last 4 meetings, averaging 2.0 goals a game.

2026-10-18Avai0-0Athletic Club
2026-06-28Athletic Club1-0Avai
2025-11-01Avai2-1Athletic Club
2025-07-14Athletic Club4-0Avai

BetGenius

Our record in Serie B

79%27 won from 34 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON

Double Chance

Avai or Draw

72%

Confidence

Avai enter with strong momentum after back-to-back Serie B wins against Londrina and Cuiaba, sharpening their push to escape the bottom four. In contrast, Athletic Club have gone five matches without a win, picking up three draws and two defeats. Athletic Club have shared the points in seven of their 16 road fixtures, making the double chance on Avai a well-supported selection. Furthermore, Avai won the only previous head-to-head meeting at home 2-1.

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Key players this season

Avai

Table context

Head-to-head

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