Serie B · 2023

Avaí 1–0 Criciúma · Serie B

Avaí

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1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Avaí won 1–0.

Shots
1021
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.671.58
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Avaí beat Criciúma 1–0. Recorded in this match (Avaí – Criciúma): shots 10–21, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.67–1.58, possession 45%–55%. 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.

Avaí's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.76 goals/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/match0.76 goals/match1.07 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Avaí, Criciúma.

3.85 days ▲Rest daysAvaí · Criciúma2.85 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAvaíCriciúmaBaseline
Rest days3.85 days2.85 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Criciúma have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.7 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots21 shotsAvaí 10 shots, Criciúma 21 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsAvaí 2 shots, Criciúma 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.67 xG1.58 xGAvaí 0.67 xG, Criciúma 1.58 xG
  • Possession45%55%Avaí 45%, Criciúma 55%
  • Corners6 corners12 cornersAvaí 6 corners, Criciúma 12 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls17 foulsAvaí 8 fouls, Criciúma 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Avaí
0Draws
1Criciúma
Criciúma — Avaí · Serie B1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Avaí favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Criciúma in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Avaí21 matchesCriciúma22 matches
0.76 goals/matchGoals scored21/22▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed21/22▲ 0.73 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals20/211.09 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots20/21▲ 13.8 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target20/21▲ 4.29 shots/match
48.9%Possession20/21● 49.5%
5.1 corners/matchCorners20/21● 5.19 corners/match
16 fouls/matchFouls20/2113.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 22home / 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: Sat, 5 Aug 2023, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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