Avai vs Criciuma: result, lineups & analysis — Brasileirão Série B

Avai
Avai
1–2
Criciuma
Criciuma

Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC

🏁 Post-match review

Criciúma claimed a 2-1 victory over Avaí in this Série B clash, taking all three points on the road. The result sees Criciúma come out on top in what was billed as a near perfectly balanced contest.

Expectation:With near-identical implied probabilities for all three outcomes (home 33.7%, draw 32.6%, away 33.7%), this was as open as fixtures get. Criciúma's away win is a slight upset only in the sense that a home victory was equally likely, making this a genuinely unpredictable result rather than a true shock.

Criciúma pick up a valuable away win that could prove significant in the promotion/relegation battle, while Avaí will be disappointed to lose a home fixture in a division where every point counts.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📊 Market expectation (1X2)

Market heat 🔥
Avai2.80 · 34%
X2.90 · 33%
Criciuma2.80 · 34%

De-vigged implied probability · for analysis only, not betting advice.

📐 Statistical score reference

Avai
1.0 - 1.1
Criciuma
Projected total: 2.1Over 2.5: 35%
ModelMarket
31%
Avai
30%
X
39%
Criciuma

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Avai· 17º · 29Pts
4-2-3-161% usage
👔 Jair Ventura
In charge since 2025
Experience: 10y · 9 clubs
Ex-clubs: Atletico Goianiense, Goias, Juventude
W-D-L: 8-5-12
Criciuma· 4º · 47Pts
3-4-2-179% usage
👔 Eduardo Baptista · Brazil
In charge since 2025 · 53
Experience: 12y · 14 clubs
Ex-clubs: Novorizontino, Atlético Goianiense, Juventude
W-D-L: 7-6-2

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Avai
15 / 14 games
Criciuma
1.02
xG
1.16
3.7
Corners
6.7
1.07
Points/game
1.74
44%
Over 2.5
19%
48%
BTTS
41%
26%
Clean sheets
44%
45%
Possession
53%
11.7
Shots
13.5

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

AvaiLLLWWW
  • 2026-09-09 · (A) 0–1 vs Fortaleza EC
  • 2026-09-05 · (A) 1–3 vs Novorizontino
  • 2026-08-30 · (H) 0–1 vs Atletico Goianiense
  • 2026-08-23 · (A) 2–0 vs Ponte Preta
  • 2026-08-19 · (H) 2–1 vs Sport Recife
CriciumaLWLLDW
  • 2026-09-09 · (H) 0–2 vs Juventude
  • 2026-09-04 · (H) 2–0 vs Cuiaba
  • 2026-08-30 · (A) 1–2 vs CRB
  • 2026-08-23 · (H) 0–2 vs Fortaleza EC
  • 2026-08-20 · (A) 1–1 vs Botafogo SP

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

5.25
Cards/game
3
Goals/game
100%
BTTS
0
Pens/game

Referee averages in this competition · 4 games · FootyStats

✅ Confirmed lineups · Criciuma [—]

sportmonks · 29 Jun 2026, 23:50 UTC

  1. 3Rodrigo
  2. 4Luciano Castán
  3. 5Eduardo
  4. 7Fellipe Mateus
  5. 8Guilherme Lobo
  6. 13Waguininho
  7. 22Marcelo Hermes
  8. 37César Martins
  9. 70Pedro
  10. 91R. Otero
  11. 97Willean Lepo

✅ Confirmed lineups · Avai [—]

sportmonks · 29 Jun 2026, 23:50 UTC

  1. 4Gabriel Pereira
  2. 8Luiz Henrique
  3. 11Sorriso
  4. 15Guilherme Aquino
  5. 25Paulo Vitor
  6. 36Douglas Teixeira
  7. 41Léo Aragão
  8. 43Thayllon
  9. 52Wesley Gasolina
  10. 57Walace dos Santos França
  11. 95Wenderson

🚑 Injuries / Absences

Avai
  • outJean Lucas Figueiredo
Criciuma
  • outJosé Romário Silva de Souza
  • outYuri Jonathan Vitor Coelho
  • outCauê Vinicius dos Santos

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Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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