In a mid week match on Tuesday Oct 4th, in week 33, Criciúma will travel to Goiânia to battle Vila Nova in a clash of these two closely matched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Vila Nova sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against CRB. Neto scored the first goal for Vila Nova in the 49th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed CRB couldn’t manage to score, and Vila Nova took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Vila Nova should be reasonably happy with their performance, while criciúma sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Chapecoense. Hygor scored the first goal for Criciúma in the 32nd minute, then de Sena Araujo added another in the 82nd minute on a penalty shot In the end, Chapecoense couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Criciúma is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
Vila Nova and Criciúma last played eachother at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse on Jun 25th. Criciúma was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Marquinhos Gabriel struck first for Criciúma in the 29th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vila Nova couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win.
Hygor has been the most prolific scorer on Criciúma in his last 5 matches with two goals. Vila Nova is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kaio and Rafael Ferreira Donato each only have 1 goal in their last 5.