Botafogo vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on October 18th, 2024

Botafogo and Criciúma are scheduled to play against each other on October 18th, 2024, Friday at 23:00h (UTC), in a Serie A match to be held in Brazil, check the Botafogo vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Botafogo vs Criciúma will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with a capacity for 78838 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Botafogo vs Criciúma betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie A has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.41 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Botafogo last match

In the last match played, Botafogo met Athletico PR, in a match valid for the Serie A. The match ended in a win by 0-1. The coach Artur Jorge's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.15.

With 1 goal scored in the game, the man of the match was Igor Jesus. In addition to the goals scored, he performed very well in general, helping Botafogo come out with a positive result.

Criciúma last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Criciúma, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Atlético GO team with a final score of 2-0.

The odds of 1.83 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Botafogo vs Criciúma h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Serie A, Botafogo was in 2nd place while Criciúma was in the 14th place. Botafogo opened with a 4-4-2 arrangement while Criciúma charged with a 5-3-2 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 22-06-2024, in the 2024 season of the Serie A, which ended with a 2-1 win for Criciúma.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Botafogo

Serie A leaderboard now

The Botafogo team with 60 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 18 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses.

This means that in the 30th round the team has an advantage of 3 points in relation to the Palmeiras team that is in the 2nd place.

Botafogo analysis

Currently, Botafogo has a tally of 47 goals scored and 25 goals against, at the end of round 29 of Serie A.

Botafogo has been in impressive form lately, winning 4 out of their last 5 matches, and drawing 1. They have been showing great resilience and determination, and it seems that they are on track to achieve their goals this season.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 10 wins versus 2 losses, and 2 draws. They won 8 games playing as the visiting team.

In comparison to Criciúma 2712 attacks and 36 goals, Botafogo has had 2917 attacks and 47 goals.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Botafogo to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

The Criciúma team with 35 points currently occupies the 12th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 9 wins, 8 draws, and 12 losses.

In the 30th round, Grêmio, that is in the 11th place, has the same score.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma, with 36 goals scored and 42 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 29 rounds.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Yannick Bolasie. He has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Criciúma come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Botafogo is Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Criciúma is Yannick Bolasie, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Under 2.5 goals are a valid alternative, considering that often Criciúma does not concede goals playing away from home. Besides, Criciúma has an average of 1.21 goals per game when playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.14 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.55 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Criciúma side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Botafogo who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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