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HT 0–0Sun 27 Sept 2026, 14:00 Predictions graded

Predictions8–753%

Edges3–175%

PossPossession 67%–33%ShotsShots 19–1On targetOn target 5–0CornersCorners 5–2

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Context last updated 26 Sep 2026, 17:33 · Europe/Bucharest

A Santa Catarina derby with opposite stakes: Criciúma sixth and chasing promotion, Avaí 17th and fighting relegation.

Criciúma's home record points to a narrow home win — six clean sheets in nine home games, Avaí have won three of 15 away — but the hosts have lost three league games in a row without scoring under a coach appointed three days ago. Both teams to score: No at 1.78 and under 2.5 goals at 1.78 are the two prices supported; a Criciúma win at 1.67 asks more than the evidence does.

Context

Louzer was confirmed on 24 September for the rest of the 2026 Serie B season, arriving from Guarani after Eduardo Baptista took the Internacional job, so Sunday is his first competitive selection at the club. Reports from his opening sessions describe a 4-1-4-1 with Jean Irmer holding and Jhonata Robert, Ronald, Fellipe Mateus and Guilherme Lobo behind one striker, a shape this squad had not been using. Mid-season coaching debuts rarely arrive with a settled plan, and Criciúma have lost three consecutive league games without scoring, so the new structure is the main source of uncertainty rather than a demonstrated improvement.
- Criciúma announced Umberto Louzer as their new coach until the end of the 2026 Serie B season on 24 September 2026.
- Louzer took over after Eduardo Baptista left Criciúma for Internacional on 23 September, hours after a 2-0 home defeat by Operário-PR.
- He arrived from Guarani under an arrangement that returns him to the São Paulo club in November for 2027 state-championship planning.
ConfirmedSources checked 26 Sep 2026, 17:30 · Europe/Bucharest
Polidoro Júnior's projection puts Avaí's relegation probability at 65.41% and calculates the club needs 16 more points from its nine remaining games, eight of which come after this derby. Avaí have not dropped below Serie B since 1998, the year they were crowned Brazilian champions, so a first relegation to Serie C is the backdrop to the fixture. The probability is a local journalist's model rather than a club or league calculation, and five of the nine games are at home, so the arithmetic can shift quickly.
- Polidoro Júnior puts Avaí's relegation probability at 65.41% and reports the club needs 16 more points from nine remaining games.
- Avaí are 17th on 30 points.
- Avaí have not dropped to Serie C since 1998, the year they were crowned Brazilian champions.
ReportedSources checked 26 Sep 2026, 17:30 · Europe/Bucharest
Criciúma sit sixth on 47 points after 29 rounds, four behind the joint leaders and inside a group of clubs separated by a handful of points in the race for four promotion places. They had led the division for several rounds before the mid-season collapse, so the Avaí game is about holding a promotion position rather than a routine home fixture. The 10.2% access figure comes from a local projection, and a three-game run without a goal is a specific warning that a new coach may need time.
- Criciúma are sixth on 47 points after 29 rounds, four behind the joint leaders.
- Polidoro Júnior reports a 10.2% chance of promotion and frames the Avaí game as the point a winning run must start from.
- Criciúma lost their previous three league games without scoring, including a 4-0 defeat at Atlético Goianiense and a 2-0 home loss to Operário-PR.
ReportedSources checked 26 Sep 2026, 17:30 · Europe/Bucharest
ge Santa Catarina reported on 26 September that Felipe Vizeu had rejoined training and was part of the group preparing for the trip to Criciúma, with a probable XI published alongside. For a team whose own midfielder has described the weekend as having no margin for error, another available forward is meaningful. The report does not confirm he will start, and it is not a club statement, so his role remains provisional until the lineup is known.
- ge Santa Catarina reported on 26 September 2026 that Felipe Vizeu had returned to training with Avaí's squad ahead of the Criciúma match.
- The same report published a probable XI for the derby at Heriberto Hülse.
ReportedSources checked 26 Sep 2026, 17:30 · Europe/Bucharest

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Result4 of 5 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Market price 1.67
The read
Criciúma's home record is strong and Avaí have won only three of fifteen away games, so the home side holds the clearer route to the points.
- Criciúma's Serie B home record this season: 15 games, 8 wins, 4 draws, 3 defeats, 15 scored, 10 conceded.
- Avaí's away record: 3 wins, 2 draws, 10 defeats in 15, with 24 goals conceded.
- Criciúma kept six clean sheets in their nine home games in the tracked window.
- Criciúma have won three of the last five head-to-head meetings, including 2-1 away in May 2026.
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonCriciumaEstimated chance45%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Half-time scoring has been scarce for both teams, making parity at the break the most likely base.
- Criciúma's home first-half totals average 0.78 goals per game.
- Avaí's away first-half totals also average 0.78 goals per game.
- Both sides average under 0.6 first-half goals scored in their relevant splits.
BetBugs · First Half WinnerwonDrawEstimated chance49%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Second-half scoring for both sides is limited enough that an even final 45 minutes is the single most likely outcome.
- Criciúma's home second-half totals average 0.67 goals per game.
- Avaí's away second-half totals average 1.56 goals per game.
- Criciúma have scored only two goals in their last six matches.
BetBugs · Second Half WinnerlostDrawEstimated chance45%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Criciúma's home record is strong and Avaí have won only three of fifteen away games, so the home side holds the clearer route to the points. Both teams score little and Criciúma have drawn almost a third of their home league games, keeping a share of the points live.
- Criciúma's Serie B home record this season: 15 games, 8 wins, 4 draws, 3 defeats, 15 scored, 10 conceded.
- Avaí's away record: 3 wins, 2 draws, 10 defeats in 15, with 24 goals conceded.
- Criciúma have drawn four of 15 home league games this season.
- Avaí have drawn two of 15 away league games.
BetBugs · Double ChancewonCriciuma or DrawEstimated chance73%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Criciúma do most of their home scoring before the break and Avaí rarely lead early away from home. Half-time scoring has been scarce for both teams, making parity at the break the most likely base.
- Criciúma average 0.56 first-half goals at home and concede 0.22 per home game.
- Avaí average 0.22 first-half goals per away game.
- Criciúma's home first-half totals average 0.78 goals per game.
- Avaí's away first-half totals also average 0.78 goals per game.
BetBugs · Double Chance First HalfwonCriciuma or DrawEstimated chance83%

Goals3 of 7 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 1.78
The read
Criciúma's home matches have been very low scoring and Avaí's away attack produces less than a goal a game.
- Criciúma's home games in the window average 1.44 total goals (0.78 scored, 0.67 conceded).
- Avaí's away games average 2.33 total goals (0.89 scored, 1.44 conceded).
- Criciúma kept six clean sheets in nine home games.
- Neither side has scored more than twice in any of their last six matches.
BetBugs · Goals Over/UnderlostUnder 2.5Estimated chance64%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.78
The read
Criciúma's home matches have tended to finish with one team blanked, and Avaí's away attack is modest.
- None of Criciúma's nine home games in the window had both teams scoring.
- Criciúma conceded in only three of nine home games, each a 0-2 defeat.
- Avaí average 0.89 goals and 2.56 shots on target per away game.
BetBugs · Both Teams to ScorewonNoEstimated chance70%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Criciúma have managed one goal or none in three of their last four home matches despite plenty of territory.
- Criciúma average 0.78 goals per home game in the window.
- Their last four home games produced two goals in total.
- Avaí concede 1.44 goals per away game in the sample.
BetBugs · Home Goals TotallostCriciuma under 1.5Estimated chance78%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Avaí's away scoring is spread thin and Criciúma have kept six clean sheets at home.
- Avaí's eight away goals in the window are spread across nine matches.
- Avaí average 0.89 goals per away game and 2.56 shots on target.
- Criciúma conceded in only three of nine home games.
BetBugs · Away Goals TotalwonAvai under 1.5Estimated chance80%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Criciúma's home record is built on clean sheets and Avaí's away attack has been limited.
- Criciúma kept six clean sheets in nine home games, conceding three goals in total.
- Avaí average 0.89 goals and 2.56 shots on target in away games.
- Three of Avaí's nine away games produced no Avaí goal.
BetBugs · Team to ScorewonAvai not to scoreEstimated chance54%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' relevant splits point to roughly one first-half goal per game, so an early goal is more likely than not.
- Criciúma's home split averages 0.78 first-half goals per game (0.56 for, 0.22 against).
- Avaí's away split also averages 0.78 first-half goals per game.
- A first-half goal has arrived in five of Criciúma's last six matches.
BetBugs · 1st Half GoalslostOver 0.5 goals in 1st halfEstimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Criciúma's home second halves produce very few goals and their current scoring output is minimal.
- Criciúma's home second-half totals average 0.67 goals per game.
- Criciúma have scored two goals in their last six matches in total.
- Neither side has scored more than twice in any of their last six matches.
BetBugs · Goals Over Under Second HalflostUnder 1.5Estimated chance70%

Match stats1 of 3 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.57
The read
Avaí generate very few corners away and Criciúma's opponents rarely win many at Criciúma.
- Criciúma average 7.89 corners and 2.67 conceded at home; Avaí average 2.33 corners away and concede 6.44.
- Avaí took three or fewer corners in three of their last four away matches.
- The two home/away splits average 10.6 and 8.8 total corners.
BetBugs · Corners Over/UnderwonUnder 11.5Estimated chance65%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' home and away splits sit on the line, with Criciúma's recent home games just above it and Avaí's opponents shooting freely.
- Criciúma's home games average 25.7 total shots; Avaí's away games also average 25.7.
- Criciúma's last four home games averaged 26.8 total shots.
- Avaí's away games average 16.33 shots conceded.
BetBugs · Shots Over/UnderlostOver 25.5Estimated chance54%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Recent matches for both teams have generally finished with around four cards, keeping the total below the line more often than not.
- Criciúma's last six matches averaged 4.33 total yellow cards.
- Avaí's last six matches averaged 3.67 total yellow cards.
- Avaí's away games average 3.78 total yellows.
BetBugs · Cards Over/UnderlostUnder 4.5Estimated chance52%