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Competition: Brazil Catarinense 1
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (17800 seats)

Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva: Sound the horn for a football party when Avaí engage Criciúma. Read up on the game here!

Insights:
  • Avaí have the most scored goals (18) in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Catarinense 1

It's no vacation for neither Avaí nor Criciúma as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Avaí form and stats

The story so far in the Catarinense 1 for Avaí at their home stadium (Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Avaí have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Avaí, who played 0-0 against Criciúma. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Criciúma (after extra-time) that ended 2-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Avaí have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 6.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Avaí's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Avaí have conceded only 3 goals.

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Criciúma form and stats

2 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Criciúma, who have the most points (10) away in Catarinense 1, playing as the away team in the Catarinense 1 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Criciúma, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Criciúma are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Avaí.

Preceding that, 1-1 away against Coritiba (after extra-time) in the Copa do Brasil. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Criciúma playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 3 Criciúma wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 10 of this team's most recent 12 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The visiting Criciúma have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Avaí have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Criciúma.

The teams have played each other already this season, with the final score Avaí - Criciúma 0-0 written in the official records. The match official showed his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Arilson (Criciúma). The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.

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Criciúma missing players

Avaí Criciúma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 7 12
5 3 0 Won W 1 2 4
3 3 1 Drew D 0 5 7
4 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
18 11 1 Scored S 1 8 12
14 3 1 Conceded C 0 4 6
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 75%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 17%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 33%
42% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 58%
33% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 33%
 
4.7 5 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 7.7
5.9 6.2 7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.7 4.4
3.2 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.8 11 14 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11 12.8
4.3 5.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.6 4
35% 34% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 25% 25%
 
7.8 7.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 12 8.4 7.4
3.3 3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.3
Key stats in Catarinense 1 this season:
  • Avaí have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Avaí have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Avaí have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Catarinense 1
  • Avaí have the most scored goals (18) in Catarinense 1
  • Avaí have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have not yet lost a game away.
  • Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Criciúma have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have the most points (10) away in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have the most scored goals (8) away in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Catarinense 1
  • Criciúma have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hercilio Luz 11 6 4 1 9 3 6 4 2 0 4 0 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 22
2 Chapecoense 11 5 5 1 16 7 6 4 2 0 12 3 5 1 3 1 4 4 9 20
3 Brusque 11 4 7 0 11 6 6 3 3 0 9 5 5 1 4 0 2 1 5 19
4 Criciúma 11 4 6 1 12 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 6 2 4 0 8 4 6 18
5 Avaí 11 5 2 4 18 14 5 3 2 0 11 3 6 2 0 4 7 11 4 17
6 Concordia 11 3 7 1 9 5 6 2 4 0 6 2 5 1 3 1 3 3 4 16
7 Barra do Garcas 11 3 4 4 10 14 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 0 3 3 2 9 -4 13
8 Joinville 11 2 6 3 10 6 5 1 3 1 4 2 6 1 3 2 6 4 4 12
9 Figueirense 11 3 3 5 11 13 6 3 2 1 9 4 5 0 1 4 2 9 -2 12
10 Marcilio Dias 11 3 2 6 8 15 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 11
11 Camboriu 11 2 5 4 7 14 6 2 3 1 5 6 5 0 2 3 2 8 -7 11
12 Atletico Catarinense 11 0 1 10 2 20 5 0 1 4 1 9 6 0 0 6 1 11 -18 1

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