About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Criciúma 1st with 39 points, Botafogo SP 14th with 24, 15 apart. Recent form flatters Botafogo SP's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. If Botafogo SP win, their total rises to 27 and up to 10th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Criciúma arrive on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 8/15 points for Botafogo SP, 15/15 for Criciúma.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Botafogo SP, 4 for Criciúma and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.


