Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Criciúma (2nd, 47 pts) and América Mineiro (19th, 14 pts). Criciúma's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, América Mineiro were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.73, Criciúma 1.08 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Criciúma in 8 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 América Mineiro wins, 1 for Criciúma, 3 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The venue was Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães, with room for 23,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Criciúma led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Criciúma: César Martins (31')
Key stats
Possession: América Mineiro 51% · Criciúma 49% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 1-7