Match Report
9 points and 6 places separated them: Criciúma 18th with 38, Atlético Mineiro 12th with 47. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Criciúma ran at 1.11 scored and 1.61 conceded, Atlético Mineiro at 1.24 and 1.42.
Atlético Mineiro's unbeaten run stood at 5. Criciúma had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Atlético Mineiro, 11.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Criciúma, 1 by Atlético Mineiro, 3 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. 80% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The match was played at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma (capacity 19,300). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.