Balanced ball game between Tombense and Criciúma expected

These teams have little in common geographically as Criciúma have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Tombense form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Tombense at their home stadium (Estádio Soares de Azevedo) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats.

Tombense lost their last game at Grêmio (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Up until that loss this club had gone nine consecutive league rounds without losing. Tombense lost the game against Grêmio in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. Midfielder Everton was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.94 (out of ten) in that game. Everton dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times and had 34 successful passes (of 38 total).

Before that, Tombense had a home game versus Chapecoense which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tombense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tombense as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Tombense has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Tombense has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Tombense have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Criciúma form and stats

Playing away, Criciúma have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Criciúma's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ponte Preta that finished 1-1. The draw against Ponte Preta came from a losing position. The Criciúma manager Tencati brought on Lohan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Rômulo got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Rômulo hit three key passes.

A 0-0 draw at Carlos Renaux's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Criciúma in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Criciúma, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

10 goals have been conceded by Criciúma in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings between these teams: Tombense won two, Criciúma were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

J. Ferreira da Silva 5 goals

E. Galdino Moreira 4 goals

J. Araújo Fernandes 2 goals

Tombense missing players

Criciúma missing players