Cuiabá vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 31st, 2024

Cuiabá and Criciúma will meet each other in a football match counting for Serie A on August 31st, 2024, Saturday at 21:30h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Cuiabá vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cuiabá vs Criciúma will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Arena Pantanal stadium, in the city of Cuiaba, with a capacity for 44000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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 Cuiabá vs Criciúma 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.

Cuiabá last match

Cuiabá comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Palmeiras, in a match valid for Serie A, and the match ended 5-0. Coach Petit's team lined up with this formation: 5-3-2.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 7.50 were a sign of it.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Railan, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

Criciúma 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, Criciúma, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Grêmio team with a final score of 0-1.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.60.

Cuiabá vs Criciúma h2h

The last time Cuiabá faced Criciúma it was in Serie A. Cuiabá, then in 20th place opened with a play using the 4-3-3 formation, while Criciúma, who was in 16th place, played using a 4-4-2 tactic.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 09-06-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Serie A, and it ended with a 2-5 win for Cuiabá.

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

Cuiabá

Serie A leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Cuiabá is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 12 losses, plus 6 draws.

This means that, in the 25th round, the team has the same score, and the Atlético GO team is just behind in 20th place.

Cuiabá analysis

At the end of matchday 24 we see that Cuiabá conceded more goals than they scored, with 34 goals conceded and 21 scored.

Cuiabá 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.

It appears that Cuiabá is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

his ball possession percentage is 43.73% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Criciúma and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Cuiabá

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Isidro Pitta Saldívar. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season and has helped Cuiabá come away with the positive result on several occasions.

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

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

Criciúma arrives in this game with 25 points, and in 15th place in the Serie A, having won 6 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 7 draws.

This means that Fluminense team, in 16th place, is close behind in the 25th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Criciúma analysis

We have reached matchday 24 in Serie A and at the moment Criciúma has made 30 goals and conceded 33.

As we approach the Regular Season, Criciúma is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Criciúma is a more offensive team than Cuiabá, having 2023 attacks vs. 1930 from Cuiabá, having scored 30 times, in comparison, Cuiabá converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Yannick Bolasie. The Attacker has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Criciúma 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 Cuiabá is Isidro Pitta Saldívar, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Criciúma is Yannick Bolasie, he has scored in 6 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.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Cuiabá 0.82 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Criciúma 1.4 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 4.18 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.21 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 time this season, very different from Cuiabá who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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