Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Criciúma & Fluminense face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Criciúma nor Fluminense 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Criciúma form and stats
Criciúma was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa do Brasil.When playing at home in the Serie C, Criciúma have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. This match is a Copa do Brasil match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses in this competition. After failing to beat Avai here at Estádio Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The Criciúma supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Figueirense in Serie C and win 1-0.
A Serie C defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Mirassol.Criciúma are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Brasil match at Fluminense awaits in four days.
Criciúma are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Defensively Criciúma have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense was sent out of Copa do Brasil in the 4th round last season.The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Fluminense are looking to quickly end their 197 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Fluminense, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Palmeiras. Midfield player Yago Felipe was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Felipe had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).
A loss against Gremio was the result prior to that, in a Serie A home game.A new game in only four days for Fluminense, the Copa do Brasil home match versus Criciúma. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Fluminense as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: Criciúma won one, Fluminense won five and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Figueiredo 2 goals |  L. Santana de Lima 2 goals | H. Garcia Silva 2 goals |
Criciúma missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Criciúma | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 30 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 22% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ypiranga Erechim | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Criciúma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Ituano | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Botafogo SP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | Figueirense | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Mirassol | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Parana | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 9 | EC Sao Jose | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Oeste | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Bahia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Internacional | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Gremio | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 |