Preview
Mr CertaintyCriciuma host America Mineiro on 12 October in Serie B, and the single most important fact in this fixture is the silence of the visitors' attack. America Mineiro have failed to score in five consecutive matches: a 0–1 loss to Fortaleza EC at home on 7 October, a 0–2 defeat at Atletico Goianiense on 3 October, a 0–1 home loss to Juventude on 28 September, a 0–1 away loss to Vila Nova on 18 September, and a 0–2 home defeat to São Bernardo on 14 September. Five games, zero goals, seven conceded. This is not a blip. Over their last 10 matches, America Mineiro have scored in just three of ten, and across their 20 away games they have managed 14 goals in total. Their away record reads 1 win, 6 draws, 13 losses.
Criciuma, by contrast, have won 11 of their 20 home games, scoring 29 and conceding 17. In 13 of those 20 home fixtures, at least one team failed to score. The head-to-head reinforces the pattern. In the two meetings within the last 12 months, Criciuma won both: 2–1 at their own ground in October 2025 and 1–0 at America Mineiro's ground in June 2026. The older meetings — a 1–1 in 2025 and two 0–0 and 2–2 draws in 2021 — are historical and do not carry the same weight, but they do show that this fixture tends to produce low-scoring outcomes.
The counter-argument is Criciuma's own recent inconsistency. They lost their most recent match, a 0–1 away defeat to Ceara on 8 October, and have won just two of their last five. They failed to score in three of those five. At home, their last two games were a 3–0 win over Avai (with Avai reduced to 10 men from the 55th minute) and a 0–2 loss to Operario-PR. So Criciuma are not the dominant home side they were over the full 20-game stretch, and a 0–0 or 1–0 result is entirely within the range of what their recent form suggests.
That said, the question for this market is not who wins — it is whether both teams find the net. America Mineiro have not scored in five straight, and Criciuma have not scored in three of their last five. In 8 of Criciuma's last 10 and 8 of America Mineiro's last 10, at least one side finished without a goal. The 20-game home record for Criciuma shows 13 of 20 games without both teams scoring, and America Mineiro's 20-game away record shows 11 of 20. The convergence of both teams' recent goalless stretches makes this the most compelling read in the fixture. I am comfortable with this because the evidence is not subtle — it is five consecutive blank sheets for the visitors and a home side that has kept at least one side scoreless in 13 of 20 home games.
Key Points:
- America Mineiro have scored zero goals in five consecutive matches, conceding 7 in the process
- Criciuma's home record: 13 of 20 games without both teams scoring; 11 wins in 20 home games
- Both teams' last 10 matches show 8 of 10 without both sides finding the net
- Head-to-head in the last 12 months: Criciuma won both meetings (2–1, 1–0)
- Criciuma's recent form is mixed (2W 3L in last 5), but the scoring drought on both sides is the dominant signal
Verdict: Both teams not to score.