Criciúma vs Flamengo betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on December 04th, 2024

Criciúma and Flamengo will play on Wednesday, December 04th, 2024, at 23:00h (UTC), in a Serie A game to be held in Brazil, check the Criciúma vs Flamengo betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Criciúma vs Flamengo will occur

The game is set to 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

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Criciúma vs Flamengo 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

Criciúma comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Corinthians, in a match valid for Serie A, and the match ended 2-4. Coach C. Tencati's team lined up with this formation: 3-5-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.15.

Fans were very disappointed with this match. The excellent plays of Yannick Bolasie are a good sign, although this time they did not serve Criciúma to tip the result in their favor.

Flamengo last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Flamengo, who used a 4-2-2-2 formation, faced the Fortaleza team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.20.

Criciúma vs Flamengo h2h

Flamengo was in 3rd place when they last went head-to-head in Serie A against Criciúma, who was in 14th place. Flamengo formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Criciúma took to the pitch with a 4-4-2 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024 Serie A season. The match, played on 20-07-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Flamengo.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The performance of the Flamengo team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Criciúma team.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

With 38 points won, Criciúma is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 9 wins against 16 losses, plus 11 draws.

In the 37th round, the team is having an 1 point advantage over the Bragantino team, which is placed just below in 18th place. It also has 1 point less than Fluminense team that is in the 16th place.

Criciúma analysis

At the end of matchday 36 we see that Criciúma conceded more goals than they scored, with 53 goals conceded and 41 scored.

Criciúma has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Criciúma is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 42.61%. In the next match against Flamengo a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Criciúma will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

Yannick Bolasie has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 8 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Criciúma to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Flamengo

Serie A leaderboard now

The Flamengo team with 63 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 18 wins, 9 draws, and 8 losses.

With a small disadvantage of 2 points against Fortaleza who occupies position 4, the team starts the 37th round.

Flamengo analysis

After round 36 of Serie A we count 53 goals scored by Flamengo and 38 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Flamengo is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.51 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Serie A.

It is an average ball possession of 55.57% that the Flamengo team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

With away his balance of 8 wins, 5 losses, and 5 draws in the Serie A, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Flamengo is a more offensive team than Criciúma, having 3770 attacks vs. 3212 from Criciúma, having scored 53 times, in comparison, Criciúma converted into goal 41 times.

Best goalscorer from Flamengo

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Pedro. The Attacker scored 11 goals in the current season, helping Flamengo to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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

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 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Flamengo is Pedro, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Taking into consideration that Flamengo scores an average of 1.56 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.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.3 corners per game.

Flamengo is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.06 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Flamengo in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.61 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 6 times this season, very different from Flamengo who only saw the red card 4 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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