About Match
Criciúma go into the game 1st in the table on 33 points; Vila Nova sit 2nd on 31 — a 2-point gap. Vila Nova have been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. A win would lift Vila Nova to 34 points and up to 1st, overtaking Criciúma (other results unchanged).
Criciúma come in having won four on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 13/15 points for Criciúma against 6/15 for Vila Nova.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Criciúma, 1 for Vila Nova and 2 drawn, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.