Criciúma have outdone Avaí this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you need prior to kickoff:
- Criciúma have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Avaí have the most scored goals (18) in Catarinense 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Criciúma and Avaí.
Criciúma form and stats
When playing at home in the Catarinense 1, Criciúma have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Two home wins in a row for Criciúma bring valid hopes of a third.
Criciúma drew their last game, 0-0 away at Avaí (after extra-time).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Coritiba (after extra-time) (Copa do Brasil). This is expected to be a close game, with Criciúma perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Criciúma as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Criciúma has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have had zero, one or two goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Criciúma here at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Criciúma have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Avaí form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Avaí so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-4 (win-draw-lose).
Avaí's last game was the home draw against Criciúma (after extra-time) (0-0).
A draw for Avaí before that, at their own venue hosting Criciúma (after extra-time) (2-2).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Avaí in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Avaí, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Avaí find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Avaí struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Avaí have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) facing Criciúma.Avaí - Criciúma 0-0 was the scoreline in these teams' previous h2h match, played this season. The referee brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the sinner was Arilson (Criciúma). The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 8 red cards from the last ten duels.
Criciúma missing players
Avaí missing players
| Criciúma | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 75% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 75% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 7.7 | 11.4 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 15.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 35% |
| 7.4 | 6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- 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
- Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Criciúma have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Criciúma have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hercílio 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 |
