There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie C table so far. Here's the Criciúma - Tombense latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Criciúma form and stats
4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C numbers at home for Criciúma so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Criciúma after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Michel was the last player to score a league goal for Criciúma and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Criciúma haven't scored in 204 minutes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Boa (0-2).
Criciúma can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. Criciúma have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tombense form and stats
Tombense have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Serie C, after 0-2-4 (6 played). Visiting Tombense has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus EC São José that ended 2-2.
Tombense are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. As for defending, Tombense rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Tombense - Criciúma 1-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva Coura 7 goals |   C. Neves 4 goals | C. da Silva Soares 4 goals |
Criciúma missing players
Tombense missing players
| Criciúma | Tombense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 42% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 42% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 97 | 47 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 41 | 77 |
| 36 | 22 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 39% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 46% |
- All of Criciúma's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Criciúma has the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie C
- Criciúma have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 at home.
- Criciúma have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tombense have scored away.
- Criciúma have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Criciúma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tombense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Tombense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tombense have yet to win a game away.
- Tombense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tombense is in the best form (3-3-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brusque | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Ypiranga Erechim | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Londrina | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Ituano | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Tombense | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | Volta Redonda | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | EC São José | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | São Bento | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Boa | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |