Grêmio vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on September 25th, 2024

Grêmio and Criciúma will play on Wednesday, September 25th, 2024, at 22:00h (UTC), in a Serie A game to be held in Brazil, check the Grêmio vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Grêmio vs Criciúma will occur

The game will be played in the small Arena do Grêmio stadium, in the city of Rio, with a capacity for 19924 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 Grêmio 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 2.44 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Grêmio last match

In the last match played, Grêmio met Bragantino, in a match valid for the Serie A. The match ended in a draw by 2-2. The coach R. Portaluppi's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-3 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Certainly not a good performance for Grêmio, although some players performed above average, such as Rodrigo Caio. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

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 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Palmeiras team with a final score of 5-0.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 10.00 were a sign of it.

Grêmio vs Criciúma h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Serie A, Grêmio was in 15th place while Criciúma was in the 14th place. Grêmio opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Criciúma charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 25-08-2024. In a Serie A 2024 match, Grêmio came out on top and beat their rivals by 0-1.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

D. de Oliveira Lacerda will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by F. Vilarinho Da Silva and D. Pagung.

Grêmio

Serie A leaderboard now

The Grêmio team with 28 points currently occupies the 14th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 5th round is followed by the Vitória team in 15th place.

Grêmio analysis

Grêmio at the end of round 4 in Serie A had 25 goals scored and 30 conceded.

his average possession rate in the league is 46.5%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Grêmio vs Criciúma 2024, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Jemerson, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Bragantino, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Grêmio

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Franco Cristaldo. The Midfielder has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Grêmio avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

Criciúma arrives in this game with 28 points, and in 16th place in the Serie A, having won 7 games in total and lost 11 times, making a total of 7 draws.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma, after 4 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 32 while 40 are those conceded to opponents.

Criciúma has been struggling to find their form lately, with just 1 win in their last 5 matches. They need to work on their defensive solidity and finishing if they want to turn their fortunes around and start climbing up the league table.

As we approach the Regular Season, Criciúma is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.8 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Tobias Figueiredo played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Palmeiras. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Criciúma to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Yannick Bolasie. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Criciúma to achieve victory in several disputes.

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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 Grêmio is Franco Cristaldo, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Criciúma is Yannick Bolasie, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Criciúma scores an average of 1.25 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

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.9 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Grêmio has an average of 11.2 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while Criciúma has an average of 13.6. In other words, these teams together are averaging 31 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 Grêmio who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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