CRICIúMA. Criciúma beats Vitória 1-0 after Éder scored just 1 goal (22′).

The match was played at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse stadium in Criciúma on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Caio Max Augusto Vieira with the support of Jean Marcio dos Santos and Luiz Carlos de França Costa. The 4th official was Willian Machado Steffens. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.76 degrees Celsius or 62.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vitória was in firm control of the ball 55% while Criciúma was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitória was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Criciúma was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Criciúma shot 17 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Vitória shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Criciúma received 1 yellow card (Arilson). On the other side, Vitória received 2 yellow cards (Zé Hugo and Dudu).

Standings

After playing this contest, Criciúma will have 51 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Vitória will stay with 58 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Criciúma will play away with Novorizontino on the 24th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Novorizontino (1 draw).

Vitória will play away agasint Chapecoense on the 24th of November with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Vitória (3 draws).

Criciúma – Formation

Criciúma started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Cláudio Tencati decided to play with the following team: Gustavo (7.3), Claudinho (6.4), Rodrigo Fagundes (8.2), Rayan (6.6), Helder Santos (7.0), Arilson (7.9), Barreto (7.3), Fellipe Mateus (7.3), Hygor (7.0), Éder (7.8) and Fabinho (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Leo Costa, Marquinhos Gabriel (7.0), Jonathan (7.0), Matheus Mancini, Welinton, Rômulo, Crystopher, Lohan, Joao Carlos Barros Lopes (6.6), Marcelo Hermes (6.4), Alisson and Tiago Marques.

Substitutions

Criciúma made 5 changes: Helder Santos for Marcelo Hermes (89′), Barreto for Rômulo (90′), Claudinho for Jonathan (62′), Éder for Joao Carlos Barros Lopes (78′) and Fabinho for Marquinhos Gabriel (78′).

Best player: Rodrigo Fagundes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Criciúma was Rodrigo Fagundes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Vitória – Formation

Vitória started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Leonardo Rodrigues Condé played with: Lucas Arcanjo (6.7), Railan (6.7), Camutanga (7.1), Wagner Leonardo (7.0), Edson Lucas Pereira (6.4), Rodrigo Andrade (6.4), Dudu (7.0), Osvaldo (7.5), Matheusinho (7.0), Iury Castilho (7.0) and Léo Gamalho (6.7).

They had on the bench: João Victor, Thiago Rodrigues, Yan Souto, Marco Antônio, Felippe Borges, Zé Hugo (6.7), Gegê (7.0), Welder, Wellington Nem, Giovanni Augusto (7.0) and Mateus Gonçalves (6.8).

Substitutions

Vitória made 5 changes: Edson Lucas Pereira for Giovanni Augusto (80′), Dudu for Gegê (80′), Osvaldo for Mateus Gonçalves (70′), Léo Gamalho for Zé Hugo (70′) and Rodrigo Andrade for Wellington Nem (90′).

Best player: Osvaldo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória was Osvaldo.

His rating is (7.5) with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​

• Criciúma – Vitória – 1-0