Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Criciúma 3rd on 64, Tombense 18th on 37. On the form table Tombense stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tombense 0.97 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Criciúma 1.18 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.05.
Tombense arrived off three straight defeats. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Tombense against 7/15 for Criciúma.
Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida in Tombos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,050. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Criciúma led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.