Serie B: The mid-table positions tell a story of the journey Sport Recife and Criciúma have been on so far. Both teams are eager to play; let's get this baby out!
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Criciúma could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Catarinense 2 game only two sleeps ago.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife have performed here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho this season with 6 wins from 10 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Sport Recife's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Guarani (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league victory after three games without one. Midfielder Juba was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Juba hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Recife lost 1-4 at Sampaio Correa's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sport Recife have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 21 league matches, 17 have contained two goals or less.
Defensively Sport Recife have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Criciúma form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Criciúma so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
Criciúma go into this game after a win, the home game against Atletico Tubarao that ended 3-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Londrina.We have checked recent matches where Criciúma have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Criciúma have another match away from home in just three sleeps, a Catarinense 2 match vs Guarani de Palhoca. A demanding itinerary for the visiting team!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Criciúma as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Criciúma have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sport Recife and Criciúma have played each other earlier this season: Criciúma - Sport Recife 1-1. Previous eight meetings involving these contenders: Recife won two, Criciúma triumphed in three and we saw three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Parraguez Herrera 4 goals |  J. Flores dos Reis 3 goals |  Luciano 2 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Criciúma missing players
| Sport Recife | Criciúma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 19% | 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 30% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 52% |
| 57% | 70% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 14.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 20% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 22% | 24% |
| 13.4 | 10.2 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| 4.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sport Recife 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 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 46 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Bahia | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Gremio | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Tombense | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Londrina | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Sampaio Correa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Criciúma | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | CRB | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Ituano | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Brusque | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Operario PR | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | CSA | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Guarani | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Nautico | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 21 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
