Criciúma vs Cruzeiro betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on July 03th, 2024

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

Stadium and City where Criciúma vs Cruzeiro 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, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Criciúma vs Cruzeiro 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 2.44 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Criciúma last match

Criciúma come from a defeat in the last match. The game against São Paulo, valid for the Serie A, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by C. Tencati lined up in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 6.25 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Jonathan leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Cruzeiro 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, Cruzeiro, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Athletico PR team with a final score of 2-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.15, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Criciúma vs Cruzeiro h2h

When these teams last met at Serie B, Cruzeiro was 1st place while Criciúma was in 9th place. Cruzeiro deployed in a 3-5-2 formation while Criciúma set up a 5-4-1 alignment.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2022 season in a Serie B themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

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

The Cruzeiro team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Criciúma team, which won only 2 matches.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

The Criciúma team with 12 points currently occupies the 14th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Which means that, with the same score, the team is ahead the Vitória team closing in at the 15th place in the 14th round.

Criciúma analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Criciúma: at the end of the round 13 it registers 17 goals scored against 18 taken by its goalkeeper.

The Criciúma team comes from a defeat in the Serie A, and its coach Cláudio Tencati wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Over the course of the tournament, Criciúma recorded an average ball possession of 42.2%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Criciúma will play against Cruzeiro, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Juggling a packed schedule, Criciúma could face challenges in keeping up their performance when playing several games in a short span of time. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely contested game, Criciúma busy schedule could ultimately impact the outcome against Cruzeiro.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Arthur Caíke has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Criciúma with 3 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Cruzeiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Cruzeiro team with 20 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 6 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses.

This means that in the 14th round the team has an advantage of 1 point in relation to the Athletico PR team that is in the 6th place.

Cruzeiro analysis

After round 13 of Serie A we count 15 goals scored by Cruzeiro and 14 conceded.

This is a top 5 team in the Serie A that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Cruzeiro could find it challenging to perform at their best against Criciúma. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Cruzeiro

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Matheus Pereira. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Cruzeiro 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 Criciúma is Arthur Caíke, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cruzeiro is Matheus Pereira, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Cruzeiro has an average of 0.5 goals per game when playing away from home, and considering that they often do not concede goals away from home, the market with less than 2.5 goals it can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.1 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Criciúma has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 13 rounds, while Cruzeiro has an average of 1.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.69 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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