Match Report
Avaí, 16th on 29 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Criciúma (3rd, 44). Criciúma's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Avaí 1.08 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Criciúma 1.04 and 0.76, with the league averaging 1.14.
7 games without a win framed Avaí's arrival. Criciúma's last four games had all finished level.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Avaí, 1 draw and 6 for Criciúma, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match was played at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Criciúma led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Avaí: Paulo Vitor (49') · Criciúma: Fellipe Mateus (46'), R. Otero (39')
Key stats
Possession: Avaí 57% · Criciúma 43% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-9