In this week 14 match, on Sat Jun 25th, Criciúma hosts Vila Nova at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in a Serie B match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Criciúma is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Brusque. Crislan struck first for Brusque in the 61st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Criciúma was frustrated by Brusque’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brusque ended the match with the shutout victory. Criciúma is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while vila Nova sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Operário PR. Neither Vila Nova nor Operário PR could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Criciúma’s most prolific scorer has been Marquinhos Gabriel. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.