Fortaleza welcome Avai FC on Tuesday, Sep 8 at 5:00 PM in a Serie B fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Fortaleza come into this fixture in good form (3W 0D 2L recently). Avai FC travel in mixed form (2W 1D 2L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Fortaleza won their last outing, while Avai FC suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Fortaleza here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Avai FC, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 0–0 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Fortaleza a slight edge, but Avai FC are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.