In this week 27 match on the 31st of August, Criciúma and Grêmio will play a match in Criciúma in a Serie B match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed Criciúma is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Operário PR. Hygor struck first for Criciúma in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Alves Luis added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Alves Baptista In the end, Operário PR couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Criciúma is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Grêmio is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ituano. Lucas Costa struck first for Ituano in the 88th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Grêmio was frustrated by Ituano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ituano ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Grêmio should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Grêmio and Criciúma battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Grêmio nor Criciúma could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 21 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Grêmio is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with de Oliveira Cardoso and Gabriel Teixeira Aragão each having 2 goals in their last five. Criciúma’s most prolific scorer has been Hygor. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.