Criciúma vs Fortaleza

Fortaleza won 2-0 at Criciúma in the Brazil Serie B on Sunday 23 August 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 4 meetings, including this one, Criciúma won 0, Fortaleza won 3 and 1 was drawn.

Brazil Serie B Sun 23 Aug 2026, 22:30 Save

Criciúma

HT 0-1

Fortaleza

Estádio Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma Alex Gomes Stefano

Criciúma vs Fortaleza timeline

16' Guilherme Lobo Yellow card · Foul, Criciúma
33' Rodrigo Yellow card · Foul, Criciúma
43' Pedro Henrique 0-1 Goal · Assist Luiz Fernando · Left foot shot, Fortaleza
50' Rodrigo Santos Yellow card · Foul, Fortaleza
87' Paulo Baya 0-2 Goal · Assist Lucas Sasha · Left foot shot, Fortaleza

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Criciúma vs Fortaleza stats

1st Half 2nd Half

CriciúmaFortaleza

71% Possession 29%

98 Attacks 66

74 Dang. Attacks 14

22 Shots 14

5 Shots On Target 6

0 Big Chances 2

10 Corners 4

88% Pass Accuracy 71%

4 Saves 5

14 Fouls 16

2 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 0

98 Attacks 66

74 Dang. Attacks 14

22 Shots 14

5 Shots On Target 6

9 Shots Off Target 4

8 Shots Blocked 4

11 Shots Inside Box 7

11 Shots Outside Box 7

12 Goal Attempts 8

0 Big Chances 2

0 Big Chances Missed 1

10 Corners 4

21 Dribbles 9

9 Successful Dribbles 7

43% Dribble Success 78%

1 Offsides 0

Criciúma vs Fortaleza lineups

Confirmed

Criciúma 3-4-2-1

32 Airton

37 César Martins
3 Rodrigo
43 Ruan Carvalho

97 Willean Lepo
5 Eduardo
8 Guilherme Lobo
22 Marcelo Hermes

91 R. Otero
7 Fellipe Mateus

88 Cauê

Substitutes

6 Marcinho
9 Nicolas 62'
10 Jhonata Robert 62'
11 Romarinho 85'
14 Ronald
21 João Carlos
31 Hiago Alves 46'
33 Yuri Jonathan 73'
41 Jean Irmer
50 Thiago Ramon Santos Modesto
70 Pedro
77 Diego Gonçalves

Fortaleza 4-3-3

1 João Ricardo

13 Maurício Júnior
6 Tomás Cardona
3 Lucas Gazal
22 Maílton

75 Rodriguinho
29 Rodrigo Santos
88 Lucas Sasha

32 Luiz Fernando
9 Juan Miritello
16 Pedro Henrique

Substitutes

4 Luan Freitas 78'
10 Lucas Crispim 90'
11 Vitinho
15 Magrão
17 Nathan Fogaça
19 Lucas Emanoel 90'
25 Vinícius
28 Paulinho
31 Welliton
33 Kauã Rocha
37 Ryan 80'
77 Paulo Baya 77'

Criciúma and Fortaleza player stats

Criciúma player stats

32 Airton GK	90	0	0	24	0	0	0	24	0
3 Rodrigo DEF	90	0	0	51	3	0	0	51	3
37 César Martins DEF	90	0	0	86	2	0	0	86	2
43 Ruan Carvalho DEF	46	0	0	25	1	0	0	25	1
22 Marcelo Hermes MID	90	2	0	52	2	2	0	52	2
97 Willean Lepo MID	90	3	1	47	1	3	1	47	1
5 Eduardo MID	85	0	0	54	2	0	0	54	2
8 Guilherme Lobo MID	62	2	0	56	1	2	0	56	1
91 R. Otero FWD	90	7	1	54	1	7	1	54	1
7 Fellipe Mateus FWD	73	2	1	40	0	2	1	40	0
88 Cauê FWD	62	1	1	15	1	1	1	15	1
31 Hiago Alves MID Sub	44	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
9 Nicolas FWD Sub	28	1	1	4	0	1	1	4	0
10 Jhonata Robert FWD Sub	28	1	0	18	0	1	0	18	0
33 Yuri Jonathan FWD Sub	17	3	1	4	0	3	1	4	0
11 Romarinho FWD Sub	5	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0

Fortaleza player stats

1 João Ricardo GK	90	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33	0
3 Lucas Gazal DEF	90	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	17	1
6 Tomás Cardona DEF	90	0	0	2	1	29	1	2	1	29	1
22 Maílton DEF	90	0	0	1	0	17	1	1	0	17	1
13 Maurício Júnior DEF	80	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	27	1
29 Rodrigo Santos MID	90	0	0	0	0	23	3	0	0	23	3
75 Rodriguinho MID	90	0	0	2	0	22	2	2	0	22	2
88 Lucas Sasha MID	90	0	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	22	1
9 Juan Miritello FWD	90	0	0	1	1	9	3	1	1	9	3
32 Luiz Fernando FWD	78	0	1	3	1	16	1	3	1	16	1
16 Pedro Henrique FWD	77	1	0	3	1	13	2	3	1	13	2
4 Luan Freitas DEF Sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
37 Ryan MID Sub	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
10 Lucas Crispim MID Sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
77 Paulo Baya FWD Sub	13	1	0	2	2	5	1	2	2	5	1
19 Lucas Emanoel FWD Sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Criciúma vs Fortaleza team news

Criciúma were without 1 player and Fortaleza were without 1 player.

Criciúma 1 out

Kauã Moroso Lumbar Vertebra Problems · Missed 63 games Injured

Fortaleza 1 out

Gabriel Fuentes Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 12 games Injured

Criciúma vs Fortaleza form

Criciúma All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 0.6
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 0%

Fortaleza All venues

1 W · 3 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Season averages

CriciúmaFortaleza

40% Win rate 20%

0.60 Goals scored 0.80

0.60 Goals conceded 0.80

20% Both teams score 60%

0% Over 2.5 goals 20%

60% Clean sheets 40%

60% Scored first 40%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

13.20 Match corners 10.80

Serie B matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

70% Win rate 40%

1.00 Goals scored 1.00

0.40 Goals conceded 0.70

20% Both teams score 50%

10% Over 2.5 goals 20%

70% Clean sheets 40%

80% Scored first 50%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

10.30 Match corners 11.50

Serie B matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

52% Win rate 43%

1.09 Goals scored 1.09

0.65 Goals conceded 0.91

43% Both teams score 39%

17% Over 2.5 goals 39%

48% Clean sheets 43%

70% Scored first 48%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

11.52 Match corners 10.39

Serie B matches only, before kick-off: 23 each.

Criciúma at home and Fortaleza away this season.

64% Win rate 17%

1.18 Goals scored 0.50

0.36 Goals conceded 1.00

36% Both teams score 33%

9% Over 2.5 goals 25%

64% Clean sheets 42%

82% Scored first 25%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

10.82 Match corners 11.17

Serie B matches only, before kick-off: 11 for Criciúma and 12 for Fortaleza.

Criciúma vs Fortaleza head to head

0 Criciúma wins 1 draws 3 Fortaleza wins

2.5 goals per game 50% both teams scored 25% over 2.5 goals

Criciúma vs Fortaleza standings

Serie B table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Novorizontino	37	20	10	7	66	32	+34	70
2	Juventude	37	19	11	7	49	26	+23	68
3	Vila Nova	37	19	9	9	53	38	+15	66
4	Criciúma	37	18	8	11	38	31	+7	62
5	Fortaleza	37	16	14	7	44	33	+11	62
6	CRB	37	17	7	13	57	51	+6	58
7	Goiás	37	17	7	13	39	41	-2	58
8	Atlético GO	37	15	13	9	45	35	+10	58
9	Operário PR	38	16	9	13	51	50	+1	57
10	Sport Recife	37	14	13	10	50	42	+8	55
11	São Bernardo	38	14	11	13	54	44	+10	53
12	Botafogo SP	37	14	9	14	45	39	+6	51
13	Athletic Club	38	11	15	12	46	46	0	48
14	Cuiabá	37	11	14	12	34	32	+2	47
15	Náutico	38	12	10	16	41	51	-10	46
16	Ceará	37	11	10	16	38	47	-9	43
17	Avaí	37	11	7	19	35	47	-12	40
18	Londrina	38	9	8	21	47	59	-12	35
19	América Mineiro	37	8	5	24	27	55	-28	29
20	Ponte Preta	38	3	6	29	21	81	-60	15

Serie B home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vila Nova	19	13	5	1	36	15	+21	44
2	Novorizontino	19	12	4	3	35	17	+18	40
3	Juventude	18	11	5	2	28	8	+20	38
4	Criciúma	18	11	4	3	21	10	+11	37
5	Fortaleza	18	9	8	1	27	16	+11	35
6	Goiás	19	11	2	6	19	18	+1	35
7	Sport Recife	18	9	7	2	30	19	+11	34
8	CRB	18	10	3	5	33	20	+13	33
9	Atlético GO	18	9	5	4	27	15	+12	32
10	Operário PR	19	9	5	5	27	24	+3	32
11	Náutico	19	9	3	7	20	20	0	30
12	Botafogo SP	19	8	4	7	31	23	+8	28
13	Cuiabá	19	7	7	5	21	14	+7	28
14	Ceará	19	8	4	7	22	22	0	28
15	Athletic Club	19	7	6	6	25	22	+3	27
16	Avaí	19	7	5	7	19	19	0	26
17	Londrina	19	6	5	8	27	24	+3	23
18	São Bernardo	19	5	7	7	24	23	+1	22
19	América Mineiro	18	5	3	10	14	22	-8	18
20	Ponte Preta	19	2	6	11	13	30	-17	12

Serie B away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	São Bernardo	19	9	4	6	30	21	+9	31
2	Novorizontino	18	8	6	4	31	15	+16	30
3	Juventude	19	8	6	5	21	18	+3	30
4	Fortaleza	19	7	6	6	17	17	0	27
5	Atlético GO	19	6	8	5	18	20	-2	26
6	Operário PR	19	7	4	8	24	26	-2	25
7	Criciúma	19	7	4	8	17	21	-4	25
8	CRB	19	7	4	8	24	31	-7	25
9	Botafogo SP	18	6	5	7	14	16	-2	23
10	Goiás	18	6	5	7	20	23	-3	23
11	Vila Nova	18	6	4	8	17	23	-6	22
12	Athletic Club	19	4	9	6	21	24	-3	21
13	Sport Recife	19	5	6	8	20	23	-3	21
14	Cuiabá	18	4	7	7	13	18	-5	19
15	Náutico	19	3	7	9	21	31	-10	16
16	Ceará	18	3	6	9	16	25	-9	15
17	Avaí	18	4	2	12	16	28	-12	14
18	Londrina	19	3	3	13	20	35	-15	12
19	América Mineiro	19	3	2	14	13	33	-20	11
20	Ponte Preta	19	1	0	18	8	51	-43	3

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Serie B 2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:49 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Estádio Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma Capacity 19,225 · Grass
Weather: 9°C, clear sky Wind 4 km/h · Humidity 79%
Managers: Eduardo Baptista Criciúma Paulo Autuori de Mello Fortaleza
Officials: Referee Alex Gomes Stefano 1st Assistant C. Alves de Lima Filho 2nd Assistant C. Cardoso de Souza 4th Official D. da Silva Vianna

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