Match Report
The table read 10th (Guarani, 57 pts) against 3rd (Criciúma, 64 pts), 7 points apart. The last five rounds placed Guarani no better than 20th for form, against 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Guarani were scoring 1.11 and conceding 0.87, Criciúma 1.18 and 0.87, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Criciúma had won four straight. The last-five ledger: Guarani 5/15, Criciúma 13/15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Guarani 2, draws 2, Criciúma 0, at 1 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa in Campinas, with room for 32,453 spectators. On the scoreboard, Criciúma led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.