Criciuma vs Novorizontino

Criciuma face Novorizontino in the Serie B on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 19:30 UTC at Estadio Heriberto Hülse, Chrissyuma.

Criciuma are 4th with 62 points from 37 games, while Novorizontino are 1st with 70. That leaves Novorizontino 8 points ahead.

At home this season Criciuma average 1.2 goals scored and 0.6 conceded per game; on the road Novorizontino average 1.7 scored and 0.8 conceded. Criciuma have kept 17 clean sheets and failed to score 10 times; Novorizontino have 13 clean sheets and 8 blanks.

Criciuma have scored 5 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Novorizontino have scored 12 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4.

Criciuma come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats, while Novorizontino have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the same window. Criciuma currently sit 4th on 62 points, with Novorizontino placed 1st on 70 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 8 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 1.6 goals, which supports the Under 3.5 line. The Under 3.5 Goals selection (Under 3.5) is assigned a 83.33% probability at odds of 1.2.

• Novorizontino have the better recent form (13 pts vs 9 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Criciuma have scored 38 goals this season compared with 66 for Novorizontino.
• Defensively, Criciuma have conceded 31 and Novorizontino have conceded 32.
• League positions: Criciuma 4th, Novorizontino 1st.
• Criciuma have won 11 of 18 home matches in this competition.
• Novorizontino have won 8 of 18 away matches in this competition.

• Criciuma matches average 1.8 total goals this season and Novorizontino matches 2.7.
• 0 of Criciuma's last 5 matches went over 3.5 goals.
• 2 of Novorizontino's last 5 matches went over 3.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 1.6 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Criciuma have won 2, Novorizontino have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 21 July 2026, finished Novorizontino 0-1 Criciuma.