Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Criciúma 3rd on 44, Londrina 18th on 22. Criciúma had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Criciúma 1.04 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Londrina 1.16 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.14.
Defeat had not touched Criciúma in 5 games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Criciúma, 2 draws and 0 for Londrina, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Estádio Heriberto Hülse staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,300. Criciúma led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Criciúma: Willean Lepo (5')
Key stats
Possession: Criciúma 60% · Londrina 40% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 8-5