Criciuma – Londrina Prediction & Picks (20.07.2018)

Criciuma and Londrina meet in Estádio Heriberto Hülse, in a match for the 16 th round of Serie B. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1 Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 07-10-2017, for Serie B, Criciuma won by (2-1). Alex Maranhão (45 ‘) and Lucão (50’) scored the goals of the game, for Criciuma, and Negueba (12 ‘), for Londrina.

Criciuma:

The home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Figueirense, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Goiás by (2-1). For the championship, Criciuma won 9 points out of 21 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 5 matches ago. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Criciúma is a club that has already conquered the B Series of the Brazilian Championship twice throughout its history, being the most recent title conquered in 2002. In the Catarinense Championship this year, the team ended up not reaching the final , finishing the first phase in fourth place. In the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the team has been trying to move away from the last positions, being currently five points behind the first team outside the relegation zone. In the last five games that the Criciúma played at home, in four scored one or two goals. We believe that in this match the boss will be maintained, since the Criciúma needs the victory, therefore, of goals, and will face an adversary that does not have a very strong defensive sector and that will be able to suffer at least one goal.

Londrina:

The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 17 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Vila Nova, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost at home against Avaí by (1-2). For the league, Londrina won 9 points out of 21 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 7 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 27 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).

The Londrina is a club from Paraná that was already champion of the Brazilian Serie B Championship, in 1908. It gained great prominence in 2017, when it was the First League champion. The club still has two titles in the Paranaense Championship, in 1981 and 1992. We must highlight the fact that the Londrina has been growing in recent years, because in 2015 it was competing in the Brazilian Championship of the C Series, when it was runner-up and reached access to Serie B. In 2017 almost won the access to the elite of Brazilian football, being in fifth place, behind the Parana, only due to the balance of goals, which favored the Parana, which is currently playing in the Series A. Londrina has shown that away from home he suffers regular goals, which occurred in three of the last four games he played as a visitor.