Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 18th, 2024

Criciúma will be playing against Vasco da Gama in a Serie A football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama 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.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama 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 Fortaleza, in a match valid for Serie A, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0. On the field, C. Tencati's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 5.00 were the best proof of this.

A defense below expectations, with Claudinho, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Vasco da Gama 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, Vasco da Gama, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Fluminense team with a final score of 2-0.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.63, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Vasco da Gama occupied 15th place in Serie A and, team Criciúma the 16th place. Vasco da Gama entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Criciúma arranged their formation in a 4-4-2.

The last time these teams met was for a Serie A match, on 27-04-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 0-4 win for Criciúma.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

Having 24 points, 6 wins, 8 losses, 6 draws, and a negative balance, Criciúma ranks 15th place in the Serie A as they enter this game.

Grêmio ranks just above, occupying 14th place in the 23rd round, with the same number of points.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma have a negative goal difference, having after 22 rounds conceded 30 goals to opponents and scored 28. An average to improve.

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.

Criciúma has a ball possession average of 42.5% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Criciúma vs Vasco da Gama 2024 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Matheuzinho has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Criciúma with 5 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Vasco da Gama

Serie A leaderboard now

The Vasco da Gama team with 27 points currently occupies the 10th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 8 wins, 3 draws, and 10 losses.

Which means that the team is over Bragantino team who is in the position 11 in the 23rd round but with the same number of points.

Vasco da Gama analysis

Currently, in the Serie A, Vasco da Gama sums 24 goals for and a total of 31 goals against, after 22 rounds played.

Best goalscorer from Vasco da Gama

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Vasco da Gama come out with a positive result 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 Matheuzinho, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Vasco da Gama is Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Vasco da Gama scores an average of 0.6 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 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.05 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Criciúma has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 22 rounds, while Vasco da Gama has an average of 2.6. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.36 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

Both teams have the same number of red cards in the season, in this case 4. A market to evaluate to get some return on your bets!

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

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