📊 Form Guide

Operário Ferroviário

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Operário Ferroviário will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-6 Serie B losing effort in their last game against Náutico.

In that match, Operário Ferroviário managed 46% possession and 17 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Operário Ferroviário, the goalscorers were Pablo (7') and Gabriel Boschilia (67'). Nautico got 18 shots at goal with 8 on target. Derek (27'), Lopes (45'), Vinícius (53'), Todinho (63') and Dodozinho (68') scored for Náutico.

Luizinho Lopes's Operário Ferroviário have found the net a sum total of 6 times in their prior six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures is 11.

Heading into this contest, Operário Ferroviário haven't lost in the league to Criciuma in their previous 2 matches.

Criciuma

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In their last game, Criciuma drew 1-1 in the Serie B tie with Atlético Goianiense.

In that game, Criciuma managed 66% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Criciuma was Nicolas (59'). For their opponents, Atletico Goianiense got 18 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Ewerthon (61') scored for Atlético Goianiense.

Throughout their six previous matches, Eduardo Baptista's Criciuma have had reason to celebrate scoring 8 times, yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Looking at their past form shows that Criciuma:

• are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
• have not won away from home in their last 4 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head meetings going back to 03/08/2019 tells us that Operário Ferroviário have won 5 of them and Criciuma 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.

12 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 from Fantasma and 4 belonging to Tigrão. The average goals per game has been 2.

The last league match featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 20 on 02/08/2025 which ended up with the score at Operário Ferroviário 1-0 Criciuma.

In that game, Operário Ferroviário managed 65% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Souza (90').

For their opponents, Criciuma got 6 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

🔮 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Criciuma should get enough chances to find the net against this Operário Ferroviário lineup, however it may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our selection here is for a narrow 2-1 victory for Operário Ferroviário after 90 minutes. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Peter Guest, 23:08 24/05/2026