📏 Form Guide

Criciuma

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Criciuma are hoping to win again following a 0-1 Serie B triumph against Paysandu.

In that match, Criciuma had 46% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Criciuma was Diego Gonçalves (52'). For their opponents, Paysandu got 22 attempts at goal with 5 on target.

A common trait of recent Criciuma games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

From their prior 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a losing one. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Vila Nova

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Grêmio Novorizontino in Serie B action, Vila Nova and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Vila Nova managed 55% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. For their opponents, Gremio Novorizontino had 8 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Jean Irmer (45') was the scorer for Grêmio Novorizontino.

The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Vila Nova has been apparent in recent matches. Examining their last six outings shows that it’s occurred 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal aggregate of 8 and Vila Nova have scored 3.

Going into this one, Vila Nova are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 08/06/2019 tells us that Criciuma have won 2 of these games and Vila Nova 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A sum of 7 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 from Tigrão and 3 netted by Tigre. That is an average goals per game value of 1.17.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Serie B match day 25 on 23/08/2023 and the score finished Criciuma 1-0 Vila Nova.

That time, Criciuma managed 39% possession and 8 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer was Felipe Vizeu (22').

Vila Nova had 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Vila Nova

Vila Nova boss Rafael Lacerda has to currently contend with reduced team options. Guilherme Parede (Cruciate ligament injury) and Marcondes (Cruciate ligament injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Vila Nova may not find it easy to put one past this Criciuma side who we think will likely emerge victorious.

We therefore fancy a highly competitive game with a 1-0 advantage for Criciuma at the end of the 90.

Should be interesting.

Victor Martins, 21:01 09/06/2025