Match details. Brasileiro Serie B, Regular Season - 31. Kick-off is Sat 3 Oct, 00:30 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Vitorino Goncalves Dias, Londrina. The referee is Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro.
What's at stake. Londrina EC PR are 18th on 28 points after 30 games, 2 points behind Avai, 11 points clear of America Mineiro. A win would take them above Avai. Criciuma EC SC are 5th on 50 points after 30 games, 1 point behind Novorizontino, 1 point clear of Atletico Goianiense. A win would take them above Novorizontino.
Form. Londrina EC PR have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L W W L. In this competition Londrina EC PR have gone L L W W L D. Criciuma EC SC have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L L W. In this competition Criciuma EC SC have gone W L L L W L.
The numbers. Londrina EC PR score 1.6 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Londrina EC PR average 16.2 shots (4.8 on target), 6.4 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. Criciuma EC SC score 0.8 and concede 1.5 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and five games without a goal. Criciuma EC SC average 15.5 shots (4.0 on target), 8.1 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 59% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Londrina EC PR have won one, drawn four and lost five. Two of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, two were drawn and Criciuma EC SC won two. The last time they met, on 6 Jun 2026, it finished Londrina EC PR 0-1 Criciuma EC SC: Londrina EC PR had 9 shots to 13, 40% of the ball, four yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Londrina EC PR the likelier winners, but both teams' records favour Criciuma EC SC; the meetings favour Criciuma EC SC.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 38%. Eight of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.22, 90% on the records (Londrina EC PR: under 3.5 goals in 4 of 5 at home; Criciuma EC SC: under 3.5 goals in 9 of 10). Backup: Under 1.5 first-half goals at 1.32. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Londrina EC PR 1-0 Criciuma EC SC (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).