Serie B: Two teams in reasonably good form get together for this match. Bahia might have a wee upper hand with their 2nd spot in the table?
- Criciúma have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Serie B
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Criciúma saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie B. That game was an away game at Cruzeiro, so at least Criciúma are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Criciúma form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Criciúma at their home stadium (Estádio Heriberto Hülse) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Criciúma travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cruzeiro that ended 1-1. Criciúma's goalie Gustavo played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Cruzeiro with a stunning seven saves.
Before that, Criciúma had a home game versus Gremio which ended with a victory 2-0.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 Criciúma have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Not much happening? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have had two goals or less.
Criciúma are traveling soon after this match as the Catarinense 2 match at Atletico Catarinense awaits in three days.
Criciúma has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Criciúma are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bahia form and stats
Playing away, Bahia have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Serie B this season.
Bahia had fun at their own home (Estádio Heriberto Hülse) last time out, beating Tombense 3-1. Copete, Jacaré and Mugni scored. Mugni, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.61. Mugni scored one goal, hit seven key passes and won 2 of 9 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ponte Preta wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bahia playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Bahia wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 15 of this club's most recent 18 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Bahia have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Serie B game against Sport Recife. A rough programme for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bahia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Bahia - Criciúma 2-1 logged in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Criciúma won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Bahia have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five
Top Goalscorers
  M. Alvarenga de Oliveira 8 goals |  H. Garcia Silva 4 goals |
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| Criciúma | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 29 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 33 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 57% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 54% | 57% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| 29% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 43% |
| 32% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 46% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 8.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14.4 | 15.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.5 | 13.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 11.8 | 11 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 14.2 | 11.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Criciúma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Criciúma have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 59 |
| 2 | Bahia | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 | Gremio | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Londrina | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | CRB | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -5 | 39 |
| 8 | Tombense | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | Criciúma | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 10 | Ituano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Sampaio Corrêa | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 32 |
| 15 | Brusque | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 16 | CSA | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Operario PR | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Guarani | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 29 |
| 19 | Vila Nova | 28 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 28 |
| 20 | Nautico | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 23 | -17 | 24 |
