Criciúma vs Atlético Mineiro betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 03th, 2024

Criciúma and Atlético Mineiro will on Saturday, August 03th, 2024 at 23:00h (UTC), play in a Serie A football game in Brazil, check the Criciúma vs Atlético Mineiro betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Criciúma vs Atlético Mineiro will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Heriberto Hülse stadium, in the city of Criciúma, with a capacity for 19300 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Criciúma vs Atlético Mineiro 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 2.43 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Criciúma last match

In the last match played, Criciúma met Juventude, in a match valid for the Serie A. The match ended in a win by 1-2. The coach C. Tencati's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.40, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

The positive result of the team came a lot due to the 2 goals scored by Yannick Bolasie in the match, because of this, Criciúma won a significant victory for the club's sequence in the competition.

Atlético Mineiro 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, Atlético Mineiro, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Corinthians team with a final score of 2-1.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.70, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Criciúma vs Atlético Mineiro h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Serie A, Criciúma ranked 11th place while Atlético Mineiro was in 12th place. Criciúma initiated hostilities with a 4-3-2-1 formation while Atlético Mineiro played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Serie A game during the 2024 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Atlético Mineiro team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Criciúma its counterpart.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

The Criciúma team with 21 points currently occupies the 12th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.

This means that, in the 21st round, the team has the same score, and the Juventude team is just behind in 13th place.

Criciúma analysis

After 20 rounds, Criciúma has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 28 goals so far and scored 26 times.

With 42.89% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Criciúma can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Atlético Mineiro they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

A hectic schedule could be a potential roadblock for Criciúma as they gear up to play multiple games in quick succession. Even though the odds favor a closely matched game, Criciúma demanding schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the eventual outcome against Atlético Mineiro.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Matheuzinho. The Midfielder scored 5 goals in the current season, helping Criciúma to achieve victory in several disputes.

Atlético Mineiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Atlético Mineiro team with 28 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws, and 4 losses.

In the 21st round, the team has the same score that the Athletico PR who occupies position 8.

Atlético Mineiro analysis

After 20 rounds, Atlético Mineiro has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 27 goals for and 26 conceded.

With 2 wins in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro is in that wonderful position where they are the favorite.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Atlético Mineiro team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 59.06%.

Away Atlético Mineiro does not usually give much chance to opponents, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws in the Serie A.

Atlético Mineiro is a more offensive team than Criciúma, having 1918 attacks vs. 1622 from Criciúma, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Criciúma converted into goal 26 times.

Best goalscorer from Atlético Mineiro

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Hulk. The Attacker has already scored 7 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Atlético Mineiro, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Criciúma is Matheuzinho, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Atlético Mineiro is Hulk, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Atlético Mineiro does not concede goals as a visitor. Atlético Mineiro also averages 1.5 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.58 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 5.35 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 Atlético Mineiro side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 7 time this season, very different from Criciúma who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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