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Serie B · 2023

Ituano 3–0 Criciúma · Serie B

Ituano

LDWDD
3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Ituano won 3–0.

Shots
1810
Shots on target
92
Expected goals
2.290.75
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ituano beat Criciúma 3–0. Recorded in this match (Ituano – Criciúma): shots 18–10, shots on target 9–2, expected goals 2.29–0.75, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Ituano's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Ituano's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.02 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Criciúma have a visible away split

moderate

Criciúma's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match13.7 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots10 shotsItuano 18 shots, Criciúma 10 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots2 shotsItuano 9 shots, Criciúma 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.29 xG0.75 xGItuano 2.29 xG, Criciúma 0.75 xG
  • Possession50%50%Ituano 50%, Criciúma 50%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerItuano 10 corners, Criciúma 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsItuano 10 fouls, Criciúma 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Ituano
0Draws
1Criciúma
Criciúma — Ituano · Serie B2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ituano favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Criciúma in 8

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ituano24 matchesCriciúma24 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored24/24▲ 1.13 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.79 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals23/23▲ 1.08 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots23/23▲ 13.7 shots/match
3.83 shots/matchShots on target23/23▲ 4.3 shots/match
50.5% ●Possession23/2350%
5.22 corners/match ●Corners23/235.09 corners/match
17.8 fouls/matchFouls23/2313.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsItuanoCriciúma
CompetitionSerie BSerie B 2023
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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