Criciúma vs Avaí — match summary
Brazil · Serie B · kick-off 27 Sept 2026 21:00
Full time · score 3-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Criciúma 48 · Avaí 28
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Criciúma 54 · Avaí 25
Shots on target 5-0 · corners 5-2 · possession 67-33
NextGOAL tip: Criciúma -0.75 · 3 stars
Criciúma and Avaí meet in Serie B, with the hosts having just lost 0-2 in their last match, while Avaí also just lost 1-2. Both therefore step onto the pitch under different kinds of pressure — the hosts are still chasing a place at the top of the table, while the visitors must scrap to escape the lower zone. Criciúma sit 6th with 47 points from 29 matches, but their recent form has stalled badly, losing 3 in a row and losing their rhythm entirely. An attack that once scored steadily has suddenly gone quiet. Avaí, meanwhile, are 17th with 30 points, still without a win in 5 straight matches, and their defence keeps leaking, having already conceded 38 goals. Based on the expected line-ups, the hosts are likely to field the same unit that controls the midfield better, relying on clearly superior possession in the last 10 matches to squeeze Avaí into sitting deep. If Criciúma score first from sustained pressure, the game should flow one way, and the hosts have the chance to open up and get the margin they want.