Brazil - Serie BEstádio Heriberto HülseData current as of 23 September 2026

Criciúma vs Avaí: match statistics

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Criciúma vs Avaí: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Criciúma play Avaí in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 27 September 2026. Venue: Estádio Heriberto Hülse.

Current form

Criciúma: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Avaí: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Criciúma scores 0.97 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. Avaí scores 1.03 and concedes 1.31. League average: 2.34 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Criciúma 38%, Avaí 52%. Over 2.5: Criciúma 21%, Avaí 45%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Criciúma has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.23. Criciúma: 14.1 shots per match, Avaí: 11.8.

Match halves

Criciúma: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.45. Avaí: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

Criciúma: 0-15 (7 goals). Avaí: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.34 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-1. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.97Goals scored / match1.03
CriciúmaAvaí
0.93Goals conceded / match1.31
CriciúmaAvaí
53%Average possession47%
CriciúmaAvaí
3.76Shots on target / match3.38
CriciúmaAvaí

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.14Shots per match11.83
CriciúmaAvaí
3.76Shots on target3.38
CriciúmaAvaí
6.8%Shot conversion8.7%
CriciúmaAvaí
53%Possession47%
CriciúmaAvaí
1.52xG for1.23
CriciúmaAvaí
1.31xG against1.62
CriciúmaAvaí

Shooting quality

Criciúma: AttackingAvaí: Balanced
CriciúmaAvaí
Accuracy (shots on target)27%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Criciúma is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Criciúma · 0.2 pts / match - Avaí

Criciúma
LWLLL
Season result split
45% W28% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-8
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Avaí
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
28% W21% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-15
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-10
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 60%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.

Avaí is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - Criciúma · 1.03 goals / match - Avaí

Criciúma is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - Criciúma · 1.31 goals / match - Avaí

Criciúma scoring profile: very strong

Criciúma scores in 72% of matches (21 of 29 matches), while Avaí keeps a clean sheet in 24% (7 of 29 matches).

Avaí scoring profile: strong

Avaí scores in 69% of matches (20 of 29 matches), while Criciúma keeps a clean sheet in 41% (12 of 29 matches).

28Goals scored (season)30
CriciúmaAvaí
27Goals conceded (season)38
CriciúmaAvaí
1.9Average goals in match2.34
CriciúmaAvaí
3Goals scored (last 5)3
CriciúmaAvaí
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
CriciúmaAvaí

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal69%
CriciúmaAvaí
21%2 goals31%
CriciúmaAvaí
3%3 goals3%
CriciúmaAvaí
0%4 goals0%
CriciúmaAvaí

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal76%
CriciúmaAvaí
24%2 goals41%
CriciúmaAvaí
7%3 goals14%
CriciúmaAvaí
3%4 goals0%
CriciúmaAvaí

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time17%
CriciúmaAvaí
3%BTTS in both halves7%
CriciúmaAvaí
21%Scored in both halves17%
CriciúmaAvaí

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
CriciúmaAvaí
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CriciúmaAvaí
20%BTTS - last 560%
CriciúmaAvaí

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
CriciúmaAvaí
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
CriciúmaAvaí
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
CriciúmaAvaí

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
CriciúmaAvaí
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
CriciúmaAvaí
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
CriciúmaAvaí

Match 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 54% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.59 pts / match - Criciúma · 1.03 pts / match - Avaí

Criciúma - half-time state
41% leading34% draw24% trailing
Avaí - half-time state
17% leading52% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.59Points per match (1st half)1.03
CriciúmaAvaí
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.34
CriciúmaAvaí
0.34Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
CriciúmaAvaí
0.86Average goals (1st half)0.93
CriciúmaAvaí
72%Clean sheet before half-time55%
CriciúmaAvaí
52%No goal before half-time66%
CriciúmaAvaí

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per match (2nd half)1.28
CriciúmaAvaí
0.45Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
CriciúmaAvaí
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
CriciúmaAvaí
1.03Average goals (2nd half)1.41
CriciúmaAvaí
48%Clean sheet after half-time48%
CriciúmaAvaí
55%No goal after half-time48%
CriciúmaAvaí

Criciúma - second-half results

21% W52% D28% L
46
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Avaí - second-half results

31% W34% D34% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Criciúma - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Avaí - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Avaí
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
4
16-30
6
12
31-45
4
6
46-60
5
6
61-75
11
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.12
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Criciúma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.02
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%

Avaí

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.83
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CriciúmaLigaAvaí
Average goals in match 1.902.34 2.34
Both teams scored 38%48% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 21%43% 45%
Clean sheets 41%30% 24%
Goal before half-time 69%67% 62%
Goal after half-time 72%75% 76%

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

2.34
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.01
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Criciúma 1 - 1 - 1 Avaí. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Avaí
1 : 2
Criciúma
Avai FC
1 : 1
Criciuma EC
Criciuma EC
1 : 2
Avai FC

FAQ

When do Criciúma and Avaí play?

Criciúma face Avaí on 27 September 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 is the head-to-head record between Criciúma and Avaí?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Criciúma won 1, Avaí won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Criciúma vs Avaí?

Criciúma score 0.97 goals per game on average and Avaí 1.03. The Serie B average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Criciúma's matches and 52% of Avaí's.

What form are Criciúma and Avaí in?

Over the last 5 games Criciúma have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Avaí 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Criciúma vs Avaí — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.