Match Report
Criciúma went into the game 2nd in the table on 47 points; Cuiabá sat 13th on 36 — an 11-point gap. Cuiabá's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Criciúma 1.08 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Cuiabá 0.88 and 0.81, with the league averaging 1.15.
Cuiabá were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Criciúma had taken 4 of 15 points to Cuiabá's 11.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Criciúma, 2 draws and 3 for Cuiabá, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The referee was M. Delgado Candançan, with 95 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. Estádio Heriberto Hülse, capacity 19,300, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Criciúma led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Criciúma: Willean Lepo (19'), Basso (53' og)
Key stats
Possession: Criciúma 50% · Cuiabá 50% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 1-0 · Corners: 4-2