The two contenders are enjoying a sweet season so far and occasions like this could be momentous. Get the info on Vitória - Criciúma!
- Vitória have the most scored goals (22) in Serie B
- Vitória have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Criciúma have scored away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Criciúma, who are travelling more than 2800 kilometers to play this game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie B.
Vitória form and stats
Vitória have played 5 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Vitória bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Vitória in their previous game, a fixture away at Tombense (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Osvaldo, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Osvaldo hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Ituano.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 Vitória have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Goals decide football matches and Vitória are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. From these home matches, Vitória have conceded only 3 goals.
Criciúma form and stats
Playing away, Criciúma have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie B this season.
Criciúma failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Juventude (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Mateus was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Mateus hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Criciúma secured a home win against Atletico GO with the score 3-0.Criciúma are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Criciúma as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Criciúma as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Vitória have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when facing Criciúma.Top Goalscorers
  S. Tréllez Viveros 4 goals |  W. Calvelo de Souza 3 goals |   F. de Sena Araujo 3 goals |
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| Vitória | Criciúma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 91% |
| 91% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 64% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 27% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14.9 | 17.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.5 | 14.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 43% | 46% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 14.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 18.2 | 13.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Criciúma have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vitória have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitória have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vitória have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Criciúma have scored away.
- Vitória have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Vitória have the most scored goals (22) in Serie B
- Vitória have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Serie B
- Vitória have the the best goal difference (+15) in Serie B
- Vitória have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vitória 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 | Novorizontino | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Vitória | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Juventude | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Ituano | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | CRB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Londrina | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Avaí | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 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 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
