Flamengo vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on July 20th, 2024

A football match between Flamengo and Criciúma of the Serie A will take place in Brazil on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Flamengo vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Flamengo vs Criciúma will occur

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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 Flamengo 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 2.5 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Flamengo last match

In the last match they played, Flamengo collected a defeat. The opposing team was Fortaleza, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-2 - was valid for Serie A. Coach A. Bacchi's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 6.00.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be David Luiz. 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.

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 Corinthians team with a final score of 2-1.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 4.75 indicated as much.

Flamengo vs Criciúma h2h

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Serie A game during the 2014 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

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

The Flamengo team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Criciúma team, which won only 1 game.

Flamengo

Serie A leaderboard now

The Flamengo team with 31 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 18th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Bahia team who is in the 4th place.

Flamengo analysis

Currently, in the Serie A, Flamengo sums 28 goals for and a total of 17 goals against, after 17 rounds played.

Adenor Leonardo Bacchi is widely recognized for his strategic acumen, and he may yet again surprise his opponents in this upcoming match. As the coach of Flamengo, he has a talent for adapting his team's tactics to suit the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition, which usually pays dividends, especially when playing in front of their home fans.

The Flamengo team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 54.31%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Having won 4 games away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

In comparison to Criciúma 1335 attacks and 22 goals, Flamengo has had 1658 attacks and 28 goals.

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 8 goals in the current season, helping Flamengo to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

The Criciúma team with 17 points currently occupies the 14th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 4 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses.

This means that in the 18th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Cuiabá team that is in the 15th place.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 22 made and 24 conceded after 17 rounds of the league.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

In this season, the individual highlight is Matheuzinho that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Criciúma achieved in several matches.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Flamengo is Pedro, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Criciúma is Matheuzinho, he has scored in 5 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 Criciúma scores an average of 1.57 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 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.12 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

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 6.63 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

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.12 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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