Match Report
31 points for Botafogo SP (15th), 44 for Criciúma (3rd): a 13-point gap. Criciúma had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Botafogo SP were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.12, Criciúma 1.04 and 0.76, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
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.
The match was played at Estádio Santa Cruz (capacity 29,292). The referee was F. Fernandes de Lima, with 84 matches in our database and 2.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo SP: Vilar (90') · Criciúma: Waguininho (70')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo SP 57% · Criciúma 43% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 11-8