Nautico Recife vs Avai

Nautico Recife 1-0 Avai: Match Report

Nautico Recife beat Avai 1-0 at Estadio dos Aflitos in the Brazil Serie B on Saturday. Nautico Recife led 1-0 at half-time.

Benjamín Borasi opened the scoring for Nautico Recife on 23 minutes, set up by Luan Sales.

Nautico Recife had 51% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) to Avai's 17 (6). Expected goals finished Nautico Recife 1.3, Avai 0.44, so Nautico Recife deserved the win.

Referee Afro Rocha De Carvalho Filho showed 9 yellow cards.

Our tip, Under 3.5 Goals, won with 1 goal in the game.

Goals & cards

• 1' Jefferson Maciel Avai · Yellow Card
• 8' Paulo Sérgio Nautico Recife · Yellow Card
• 17' Benjamín Borasi Nautico Recife · Yellow Card
• 18' João Vitor Avai · Yellow Card
• 21' Samuel Nautico Recife · Yellow Card
• 23' Benjamín Borasi Nautico Recife · assist Luan Sales
• 37' Zé Ricardo Avai · Yellow Card
• 71' Léo Índio Nautico Recife · Yellow Card
• 86' Ryan Santos Nautico Recife · Yellow Card
• 88' Douglas da Silva Teixeira Avai · Yellow Card

Match stats

Before the match

Nautico Recife hosted Avai in the Brazil Serie B (matchday 36) on Saturday 31 October 2026, kick-off 23:30 WAT at Estadio dos Aflitos in Recife. Afro Rocha De Carvalho Filho was the referee.

Nautico Recife are 14th in the table with 46 points from 36 games (12-10-14), while Avai sit 17th on 37 points. Nautico Recife have a 9-point advantage. At home Nautico Recife have won 9 of 18; Avai have won 4 of 18 on the road.

Nautico Recife have two draws and three defeats in their last 5 league games (D-L-L-D-L), averaging 0.2 goals scored and 1.8 conceded. Avai have two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 5 league games (L-W-W-D-L), averaging 0.6 goals scored and 0.8 conceded.

In their last 6 meetings Nautico Recife have won 0, Avai 5, with 1 draw and an average of 3.0 goals per game. The most recent, in July 2026, finished Avai 2-0 Nautico Recife.

Nautico Recife average 1.1 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game this season, with 9 clean sheets and 14 games without scoring, usually in a 4-2-3-1. Avai average 0.9 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game this season, with 9 clean sheets and 13 games without scoring, usually in a 4-2-3-1.

Players to watch: Vinícius leads Nautico Recife's scoring with 9 goals and 3 assists.

Line-ups: Nautico Recife lined up in a 4-2-3-1, Avai in a 4-2-3-1.

Before kick-off, bookmakers made Nautico Recife the favourites: Nautico Recife 1.95, draw 3.40, Avai 3.90 (Bet365). Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.95 and under at 1.85. Both teams to score: yes 1.80, no 1.91.

Our prediction was Under 3.5 Goals. The two sides' season numbers point to about 2.3 goals, their last 6 meetings averaged 3.0 goals and recent form points to 1.7 goals a game.

Serie B table

Season stats

Top scorers

Odds (Bet365)

Odds before kick-off.

Starting line-ups

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