Criciúma vs Bragantino betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 28th, 2024

A Serie A match between Criciúma and Bragantino will hold on August 28th, 2024, Wednesday at 22:30h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Criciúma vs Bragantino betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Criciúma vs Bragantino will occur

The game takes place 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.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Criciúma vs Bragantino 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 2.42 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Criciúma last match

Criciúma comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Grêmio, in a match valid for Serie A, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 0-1. On the field, C. Tencati's team lined up with a 4-4-2.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.60, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Rodrigo Fagundes. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Bragantino 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, Bragantino, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Flamengo team with a final score of 2-1.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 6.25 were a sign of it.

Criciúma vs Bragantino h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Serie B, Criciúma ranked 18th place while Bragantino was in 1st place. Criciúma took to the field with a 4-1-4-1 tactic, while Bragantino deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

During the football season of 2019, these Serie B teams played against each other on 15-11-2019 in a duly contested game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

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

The Criciúma team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Bragantino has been more irregular.

This match will be officiated by A. Skettino Policarpo Bento and duly assisted by L. Pereira and R. De Souza from the sideline.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

Having 25 points, 6 wins, 9 losses, 7 draws, and a negative balance, Criciúma ranks 15th place in the Serie A as they enter this game.

Which means that Fluminense team, at position 16, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 1 point, in the 19th round.

Criciúma analysis

After 18 rounds, Criciúma has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 33 goals so far and scored 30 times.

With 42.95% 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 Bragantino they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Yannick Bolasie. With 6 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Criciúma team achieving several victories this season.

Bragantino

Serie A leaderboard now

The Bragantino team with 27 points currently occupies the 14th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 6 draws, and 9 losses.

The team has the same number of points that the Grêmio who holds the 13th place in the 19th round.

Bragantino analysis

Bragantino, with 27 goals scored and 28 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 18 rounds.

Bragantino is going through a rough patch in their form, having lost their last 3 matches and drawing the other 2. They need to regroup and find a way to get back to winning ways if they want to stay competitive in the league.

Bragantino could face difficulties in maintaining their top form when confronted with a packed schedule featuring several games in a short span. Despite the odds pointing towards a close contest, the team's busy schedule could impact their performance against Criciúma.

Best goalscorer from Bragantino

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Hélinho. The Midfielder has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Bragantino avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Criciúma is Yannick Bolasie, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bragantino is Hélinho, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

45-60 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Criciúma leads in the first half of the match, scoring goals 20 times in just the first 45 minutes of the game.

Providing a good betting option, Criciúma goes with their usual strategy of conceding goals in the game’s last leg. In the last 45 minutes, the team conceded 20 goals.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half market are quoted at 2.38.

Taking into consideration that Bragantino scores an average of 1.08 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.65.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.8 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 6.72 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 times this season, very different from Bragantino who only saw the red card 3 times. 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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