It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 7th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Metropolitano form and stats
2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Metropolitano, who have the most conceded goals (28) in Catarinense 1, so far this season.Happy days for Metropolitano in their previous game, a Catarinense 1 match away at Marcílio Dias (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Metropolitano lost 0-1 at home to Figueirense.
The Catarinense 1 match against Atlético Tubarão is next on the list for Metropolitano, coming up only three days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.
Metropolitano have scored 6 goals here in 7 matches, not a lot. Metropolitano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times.
Criciúma form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Criciúma in their matches away.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Catarinense 1 home defeat versus Avai with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Brusque.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games, an average of less than one per game. Criciúma have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Criciúma - Metropolitano 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Metropolitano 3 wins, 1 draw and Criciúma 6 victories.Top Goalscorers
Metropolitano missing players
Criciúma missing players
| Metropolitano | Criciúma | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | Played | 8 | 15 |
| 87% | 71% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 93% |
| 73% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 53% |
| 53% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 12% | 27% |
| 27% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 12% | 7% |
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 43% | Both teams to score | 25% | 33% |
| 20% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 27% |
| 47% | 57% | Failed To Score | 50% | 47% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Avaí | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Figueirense | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Brusque | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Marcílio Dias | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Joinville | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Criciúma | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Metropolitano | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 9 | Hercílio Luz | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 11 |
| 10 | Atlético Tubarão | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
