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Serie B · 2023

Criciúma 2–1 Ituano · Serie B

2–1Historical match

Ituano

WLLW

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

Match at a glance

Criciúma won 2–1.

Shots
149
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
1.190.68
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Criciúma beat Ituano 2–1. Recorded in this match (Criciúma – Ituano): shots 14–9, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.19–0.68, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ituano.

5 days ▲Rest daysCriciúma · Ituano2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCriciúmaItuanoBaseline
Rest days5 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots9 shotsCriciúma 14 shots, Ituano 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsCriciúma 6 shots, Ituano 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.19 xG0.68 xGCriciúma 1.19 xG, Ituano 0.68 xG
  • Possession52%48%Criciúma 52%, Ituano 48%
  • Corners9 corners7 cornersCriciúma 9 corners, Ituano 7 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsCriciúma 16 fouls, Ituano 14 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Criciúma favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Ituano in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Criciúma5 matchesItuano5 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.6 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 0.95 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots5/513 shots/match
4.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/54 shots/match
48.2%Possession5/5● 48.6%
4.8 corners/match ●Corners5/54.4 corners/match
15.8 fouls/matchFouls5/518 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 6 May 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

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

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