Brazil - Serie BEstádio Heriberto HülseData current as of September 06, 2026

Criciúma vs Juventude: match statistics

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Criciúma vs Juventude: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Criciúma plays Juventude in Serie B (Brazil). The game is scheduled for September 9, 2026. Venue: Estádio Heriberto Hülse.

Recent form

Criciúma has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Juventude has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Criciúma scores 1.08 goals per game and allows 0.73. Juventude scores 1.08 and allows 0.58. Games in this league average 2.30 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Criciúma's games and 23% of Juventude's. The Over 2.5 rates are 19% and 27%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Criciúma has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.36 per game. Criciúma takes 13.8 shots per game, while Juventude takes 12.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Criciúma leads at halftime in 46% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Juventude leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.62 after halftime.

When the teams score

Criciúma's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (7 goals). For Juventude, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.30 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

CriciúmaJuventude
1.08Goals scored / game1.08
CriciúmaJuventude
0.73Goals allowed / game0.58
CriciúmaJuventude
52%Average possession50%
CriciúmaJuventude
3.73Shots on target / game4.27
CriciúmaJuventude

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.85Shots per game12.42
CriciúmaJuventude
3.73Shots on target4.27
CriciúmaJuventude
7.8%Shot conversion8.7%
CriciúmaJuventude
52%Possession50%
CriciúmaJuventude
1.48xG for1.36
CriciúmaJuventude
1.33xG against1.32
CriciúmaJuventude

Shooting quality

Criciúma: BalancedJuventude: Balanced
CriciúmaJuventude
Accuracy (shots on target)27%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Juventude is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Criciúma · 1.8 pts / game - Juventude

Criciúma
WDLLW
Season result split
50% W31% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-5
1.81 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Juventude
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W31% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-5
1.81 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DLWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Juventude is 26% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.73 goals / game - Criciúma · 0.58 goals / game - Juventude

Criciúma scoring profile: mixed

Criciúma scores in 81% of games (21 of 26 meczów), while Juventude keeps a clean sheet in 69% (18 of 26 meczów).

Juventude scoring profile: mixed

Juventude scores in 69% of games (18 of 26 meczów), while Criciúma keeps a clean sheet in 46% (12 of 26 meczów).

28Goals scored (season)28
CriciúmaJuventude
19Goals conceded (season)15
CriciúmaJuventude
1.81Average goals per game1.65
CriciúmaJuventude
5Goals scored (last 5)5
CriciúmaJuventude
5Goals conceded (last 5)3
CriciúmaJuventude

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal69%
CriciúmaJuventude
23%2 goals31%
CriciúmaJuventude
4%3 goals8%
CriciúmaJuventude
0%4 goals0%
CriciúmaJuventude

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal31%
CriciúmaJuventude
15%2 goals19%
CriciúmaJuventude
4%3 goals4%
CriciúmaJuventude
0%4 goals4%
CriciúmaJuventude

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time4%
CriciúmaJuventude
4%BTTS in both halves0%
CriciúmaJuventude
23%Scored in both halves15%
CriciúmaJuventude

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS19%
CriciúmaJuventude
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
CriciúmaJuventude
40%BTTS - last 540%
CriciúmaJuventude

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
CriciúmaJuventude
12%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
CriciúmaJuventude
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
CriciúmaJuventude

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time62%
CriciúmaJuventude
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time15%
CriciúmaJuventude
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
CriciúmaJuventude

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Criciúma is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.73 pts / game - Criciúma · 1.46 pts / game - Juventude

Criciúma - half-time state
46% leading35% draw19% trailing
Juventude - half-time state
35% leading42% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.73Points per game (1st half)1.46
CriciúmaJuventude
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.46
CriciúmaJuventude
0.27Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
CriciúmaJuventude
0.85Average goals (1st half)0.81
CriciúmaJuventude
77%Clean sheet before half-time73%
CriciúmaJuventude
46%No goal before half-time65%
CriciúmaJuventude

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per game (2nd half)1.73
CriciúmaJuventude
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.62
CriciúmaJuventude
0.46Goals conceded (2nd half)0.23
CriciúmaJuventude
0.96Average goals (2nd half)0.85
CriciúmaJuventude
54%Clean sheet after half-time81%
CriciúmaJuventude
50%No goal after half-time50%
CriciúmaJuventude

Criciúma - second-half results

23% W58% R19% P
45
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Juventude - second-half results

42% W46% R12% P
38
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Criciúma - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Juventude - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Criciúma
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
4
5
46-60
3
2
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Juventude
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
4
16-30
8
5
31-45
6
2
46-60
5
1
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.74
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
75%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Criciúma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Juventude

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

CriciúmaLigaJuventude
Average goals per game 1.812.30 1.65
Both teams scored 42%48% 23%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 19%42% 27%
Clean sheets 46%31% 69%
Goal before half-time 69%66% 58%
Goal after half-time 69%74% 62%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.30
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / game
1.00
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Criciúma's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Juventude. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Criciúma and Juventude play?

Criciúma face Juventude on September 9, 2026 in Serie B at Estádio Heriberto Hülse. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Criciúma vs Juventude?

Criciúma score 1.08 goals per game on average and Juventude 1.08. The Serie B average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Criciúma's matches and 23% of Juventude's.

What form are Criciúma and Juventude in?

Over the last 5 games Criciúma have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Juventude 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Criciúma vs Juventude?

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