In a weekend match in week 7, on Sat May 14th, Criciúma hosts CRB in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Criciúma recorded a 0-2 loss against Operário PR. Javier Reina struck first for Operário PR in the 8th minute on a feed from Fabiano, then Paulo Sérgio added another in the 40th minute In the end, Criciúma was frustrated by Operário PR’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Operário PR ended the match with the shutout victory. Criciúma looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 20th placed CRB is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sampaio Corrêa. Anselmo Ramon scored the first goal for CRB in the 18th minute, then Fabinho added another in the 31st minute. CRB looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
CRB’s most prolific scorer has been Fabinho. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Marcelo Hermes has been the most prolific scorer on Criciúma in his last 5 matches with two goals.