Criciúma have played excellent football so far this season, proven by 4th position in the table. Juventude can look both up and down from their 11th position.
- Criciúma have the most points (15) at home in Serie B
- Juventude haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
This should be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Criciúma form and stats
Criciúma have been very solid at home in the Serie B so far, with 15 points collected from 6 matches (5-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. Criciúma has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Heriberto Hülse, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Criciúma supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Atletico GO and win 3-0. The forward Vizeu outdid all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 8.11 out of 10. Vizeu scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as Criciúma lost 0-1 at Mirassol's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Criciúma handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
The manager Tencati will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vitoria in only three days.
The Criciúma fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Criciúma have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Juventude form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Juventude playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. The fact that Juventude have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
The supporters enjoyed Juventude's previous fixture versus Avai (placed 18th), a 3-2 win played at home. Midfield player Nenê was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.15/10. Nenê scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against CRB with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Juventude have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
After this away game Juventude return home for a Serie B game against Tombense. That game is only three sleeps after this.
{5 goals} so far away for Juventude, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former eight meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Criciúma, three draws and four wins for Juventude. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Rodrigues Silva 4 goals |  A. de Carvalho 4 goals |  F. de Sena Araujo 3 goals |
Criciúma missing players
Juventude missing players
| Criciúma | Juventude | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 16.8 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| 5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 26% | 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 27% |
| 13.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 17 | 14.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
- Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Criciúma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Criciúma have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Criciúma have the most points (15) at home in Serie B
- Criciúma have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Criciúma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Juventude haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vitoria | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Vila Nova | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Criciúma | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Mirassol | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Ceara | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Botafogo SP | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Guarani | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Juventude | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Ituano | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Sampaio Correa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Londrina | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | CRB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Avai | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 19 | Tombense | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | ABC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 5 |
