Athletico PR vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on June 13th, 2024

A Serie A match between Athletico PR and Criciúma will hold on June 13th, 2024, Thursday at 23:00h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Athletico PR vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Athletico PR vs Criciúma will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Alinja Arena stadium, in the city of Masazir, with a capacity for 13000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Athletico PR vs Criciúma betting tip 2024

The Serie A has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.49 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.35 goals per match played.

Athletico PR last match

Athletico PR in its last official match lost (1-0) against Fortaleza, in a match valid for Serie A. Coach A. Stival's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.33.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Madson. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Criciúma last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Criciúma, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Cuiabá team with a final score of 2-5.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.60, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Athletico PR vs Criciúma h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 22-10-2014. On that occasion they were playing for the 2014 season of the Serie A, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Athletico PR.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Athletico PR team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Criciúma team, which won only 1 game.

In this football match, J. Pinheiro will be the referee while M. Carvalho Van Gasse and J. Bernardi will assist him.

Athletico PR

Serie A leaderboard now

The Athletico PR team with 13 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers, with a campaign of 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

In the 8th round, the team has the same score as opposed to São Paulo who places just above in 4th place.

Athletico PR analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Athletico PR is positive: after 7 rounds the team has scored 9 goals, conceding only 4.

Everyone knows that Alexi Stival has a demanding style in the technical area. This rigorous coaching approach may serve as a differential advantage for Athletico PR in the upcoming encounter, together with the home factor, which is also generally an essential aspect of the team's games.

The average ball possession of Athletico PR in this league is 49.43%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Criciúma they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

While having won once playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Nikão, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Fortaleza, being a key piece for Athletico PR.

Best goalscorer from Athletico PR

Agustín Canobbio has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 2 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Athletico PR to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

Criciúma arrives in this game with 5 points, and in 16th place in the Serie A, having won once in total and lost 2 times, making a total of 2 draws.

Which means that in the 8th round, the team has, the same score that the Corinthians team who is in the position 17.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma counted 9 goals scored and 9 conceded at the end of Serie A day number 7.

As we approach the Regular Season, Criciúma is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.2 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Playing away Criciúma usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draw in the Serie A.

The adaptation of Higor Meritão with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Criciúma last game of the season, against Cuiabá. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Matheuzinho. With 3 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Criciúma team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Athletico PR 2 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Criciúma 2.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.17 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.71 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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