Ceará vs Criciúma — match summary
Brazil · Serie B · kick-off 9 Oct 2026 05:30
Full time · score 1-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Ceará 48 · Criciúma 37
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Ceará 41 · Criciúma 25
Shots on target 3-1 · corners 5-6 · possession 50-50
NextGOAL tip: Criciúma +0.25 · 3 stars
Ceará host Criciúma, with the home side having just won 1-0 in their last match, while the visitors have won 2-0 in back-to-back games after previously losing three in a row without scoring a single goal. Ceará have taken two draws from their last five and lost only once, but their attack is still not very threatening, scoring 34 goals in 31 matches, while their defence has conceded 39. As for Criciúma, their season overall is clearly better, winning 15 of 31 matches, conceding only 27 goals, and averaging 56.4% possession in their last ten games. However, their recent form has been up and down, because in the three straight defeats they lost each by a wide margin. This game is likely to see Criciúma dominate possession and push forward, while Ceará sit back and wait to counter from their home advantage. If the home side scores first, the game will become even more tense, but if the visitors control the tempo and avoid conceding easily like during their losing run, the game is likely to end closely contested and the visitors have a higher chance of not losing.