Serie B: Vila Nova are 8 points behind Criciúma, but are set to go full force. Get ready!
- Vila Nova have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie B
- Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Criciúma have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Vila Nova form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Vila Nova, who have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Serie B, have managed 4 wins, 10 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 16 games. Vila has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vila Nova travelled for their previous game, a trip to Operário PR that ended 1-1. The attacker Pessoa won the honour of being "man of the match" for Vila Nova with the rating of 7.4/10. Pessoa scored one goal.
Ahead of that match, Vila Nova won a home game hosting CRB (1-0).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 Vila have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 7 and lost 3.
Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 27 league games, 22 have contained zero, one or two goals.
There will be little rest for Vila Nova after this match as they are travelling to Ponte Preta for a Serie B game in only four days.
Vila Nova have scored 11 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Vila have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Criciúma form and stats
3 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Criciúma playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
233 minutes! That's how long the Criciúma goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Almeida Pinto and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Criciúma, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Brusque (placed 19th) last time out. Criciúma goalie Gustavo was high and low in the Brusque game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Gustavo got the top player rating of the team with 8.22/10. Gustavo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Chapecoense.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Criciúma playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Criciúma wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Low on goals? 11 of this team's last 12 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
A new game in only three days for Criciúma, the Serie B home match versus Nautico. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Criciúma in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Criciúma have won at least one point in the last 5 games (2-3-0) facing Vila Nova.Criciúma - Vila 1-0 was the result in these squads' previous head to head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. do Nascimento 6 goals |  H. Garcia Silva 6 goals |  A. Rodrigues Rezende 4 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Criciúma missing players
| Vila Nova | Criciúma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 34 |
| 28 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 75% | 62% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 59% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 66% |
| 22% | 12% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 3% |
| 47% | 38% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 47% |
| 38% | 56% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 19% | 34% |
| 41% | 44% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 31% | 31% |
| 5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 19% | 17% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| 11.2 | 9.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13 | 12 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- Criciúma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vila Nova have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie B
- Vila Nova 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 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 71 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | Bahia | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 52 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 49 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Ituano | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 47 |
| 7 | Londrina | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Criciúma | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 43 |
| 11 | Tombense | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -4 | 43 |
| 12 | Guarani | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 41 |
| 13 | CRB | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 38 |
| 16 | Novorizontino | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | CSA | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 35 |
| 18 | Operário PR | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 32 |
| 19 | Brusque | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 31 |
| 20 | Nautico | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 27 |
