Cuiabá vs Criciúma: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cuiabá play Criciúma in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 23 November 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Cuiabá: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Criciúma: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cuiabá scores 1.13 and concedes 1.16 goals per match. Criciúma scores 1.24 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.22 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cuiabá 50%, Criciúma 47%. Over 2.5: Cuiabá 37%, Criciúma 32%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 40%.

xG, shots and style

Cuiabá has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.39. Cuiabá: 14.9 shots per match, Criciúma: 13.5.

Match halves

Cuiabá: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.68. Criciúma: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Cuiabá: 46-60 (9 goals). Criciúma: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.22 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 40%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-1-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
CuiabáCriciúma
20Shots12
CuiabáCriciúma
4Shots on target4
CuiabáCriciúma
1.91xG1.3
CuiabáCriciúma
5Corners6
CuiabáCriciúma
52Dangerous attacks36
CuiabáCriciúma
14Fouls9
CuiabáCriciúma
5Cards4
CuiabáCriciúma

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.

1.13Goals scored / match1.24
CuiabáCriciúma
1.16Goals conceded / match0.87
CuiabáCriciúma
49%Average possession49%
CuiabáCriciúma
4.66Shots on target / match4.11
CuiabáCriciúma

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.89Shots per match13.5
CuiabáCriciúma
4.66Shots on target4.11
CuiabáCriciúma
7.6%Shot conversion9.2%
CuiabáCriciúma
49%Possession49%
CuiabáCriciúma
1.49xG for1.39
CuiabáCriciúma
1.2xG against1.39
CuiabáCriciúma

Shooting quality

Cuiabá: AttackingCriciúma: Balanced
CuiabáCriciúma
Accuracy (shots on target)31%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.30

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Cuiabá · 1.4 pts / match - Criciúma

Cuiabá
LLLDW
Season result split
37% W32% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-12-12
1.42 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-2-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Criciúma
LDWWL
Season result split
45% W26% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-10-11
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-8-6
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Criciúma is 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Cuiabá · 1.24 goals / match - Criciúma

Criciúma is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.16 goals / match - Cuiabá · 0.87 goals / match - Criciúma

Cuiabá scoring profile: strong

Cuiabá scores in 76% of matches (29 of 38 matches), while Criciúma keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Criciúma scoring profile: very strong

Criciúma scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Cuiabá keeps a clean sheet in 29% (11 of 38 matches).

43Goals scored (season)47
CuiabáCriciúma
44Goals conceded (season)33
CuiabáCriciúma
2.29Average goals in match2.11
CuiabáCriciúma
3Goals scored (last 5)4
CuiabáCriciúma
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
CuiabáCriciúma

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal82%
CuiabáCriciúma
32%2 goals29%
CuiabáCriciúma
5%3 goals8%
CuiabáCriciúma
0%4 goals5%
CuiabáCriciúma

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal58%
CuiabáCriciúma
34%2 goals24%
CuiabáCriciúma
11%3 goals3%
CuiabáCriciúma
0%4 goals3%
CuiabáCriciúma

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time24%
CuiabáCriciúma
3%BTTS in both halves3%
CuiabáCriciúma
18%Scored in both halves16%
CuiabáCriciúma

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
CuiabáCriciúma
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
CuiabáCriciúma
40%BTTS - last 520%
CuiabáCriciúma

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
CuiabáCriciúma
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
CuiabáCriciúma
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
CuiabáCriciúma

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
CuiabáCriciúma
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
CuiabáCriciúma
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
CuiabáCriciúma

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 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Cuiabá · 1.5 pts / match - Criciúma

Cuiabá - half-time state
29% leading39% draw32% trailing
Criciúma - half-time state
29% leading63% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)1.5
CuiabáCriciúma
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.66
CuiabáCriciúma
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.34
CuiabáCriciúma
1.03Average goals (1st half)1
CuiabáCriciúma
53%Clean sheet before half-time71%
CuiabáCriciúma
61%No goal before half-time47%
CuiabáCriciúma

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per match (2nd half)1.39
CuiabáCriciúma
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
CuiabáCriciúma
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
CuiabáCriciúma
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.11
CuiabáCriciúma
55%Clean sheet after half-time53%
CuiabáCriciúma
45%No goal after half-time55%
CuiabáCriciúma

Cuiabá - second-half results

34% W39% R26% P
48
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Criciúma - second-half results

37% W29% R34% P
57
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding155%

Leads at half-time in 29% 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.

Cuiabá - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Criciúma - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Cuiabá
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
5
9
16-30
5
5
31-45
9
3
46-60
8
4
61-75
9
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Criciúma
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
6
3
16-30
10
5
31-45
6
10
46-60
4
4
61-75
12
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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

2.20
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cuiabá

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Criciúma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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

CuiabáLigaCriciúma
Average goals in match 2.292.22 2.11
Both teams scored 50%49% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%40% 32%
Clean sheets 29%30% 42%
Goal before half-time 71%64% 58%
Goal after half-time 76%74% 79%

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

2.22
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.29
Home goals / match
0.93
Away goals / match
+39%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cuiabá 0 - 1 - 1 Criciúma. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Cuiabá
1 : 1
Criciúma
Criciuma EC
1 : 0
Cuiabá EC

FAQ

What was the result of Cuiabá vs Criciúma?

The Serie B match finished Cuiabá 1:0 Criciúma. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cuiabá and Criciúma?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cuiabá won 0, Criciúma won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cuiabá vs Criciúma?

Cuiabá score 1.13 goals per game on average and Criciúma 1.24. The Serie B average is 2.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 40% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Cuiabá's matches and 47% of Criciúma's.

What form are Cuiabá and Criciúma in?

Over the last 5 games Cuiabá have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Criciúma 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.