Palmeiras vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on September 15th, 2024

A football match between Palmeiras and Criciúma of the Serie A will take place in Brazil on Sunday, September 15th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Palmeiras vs Criciúma betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Palmeiras vs Criciúma will occur

The game takes place in the mythical Allianz Parque stadium, in the city of Sao Paulo, with a capacity for 43713 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Palmeiras 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.

Palmeiras last match

The last match ended in a win for the Palmeiras team. On that occasion they met Athletico PR for the Serie A, and the match ended 0-2. Coach A. Moreira Ferreira's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.05.

The big-name of the team's positive result was Estêvão. In addition to scoring 1 goal in the duel, he had several other good appearances in the match and helped ensure victory for Palmeiras.

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 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Cuiabá team with a final score of 2-1.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their vicorty, 4.10.

Palmeiras vs Criciúma h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Serie A, Palmeiras ranked 10th place while Criciúma was in 16th place. Palmeiras initiated hostilities with a 4-2-3-1 formation while Criciúma played using a 4-3-3 tactic.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024 season of the Serie A. The meeting took place on 02-06-2024 and ended with a 1-2 win for Palmeiras.

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

Palmeiras

Serie A leaderboard now

The Palmeiras team with 47 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 14 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Fortaleza who occupies position 2, the team starts the 26th round.

Palmeiras analysis

Palmeiras after 25 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 38 goals and conceded only 19 to opponents.

Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira is a renowned strategist who may yet again take his opponents by surprise in this match. As the coach of Palmeiras, he has a keen understanding of how to set up his team to counter the opposition's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, a tactic that has proven successful, especially when playing at home.

The Palmeiras team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.84%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

While they’ve won 5 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 9 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Palmeiras is a more offensive team than Criciúma, having 2679 attacks vs. 2212 from Criciúma, having scored 38 times. In comparison, Criciúma converted into goal 32 times.

Best goalscorer from Palmeiras

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves so far in the competition. With 8 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Palmeiras to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Criciúma

Serie A leaderboard now

The Criciúma 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 7 wins, 7 draws, and 10 losses.

Criciúma analysis

Criciúma, with 32 goals scored and 35 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 25 rounds.

Best goalscorer from Criciúma

In this season, the individual highlight is Yannick Bolasie that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 6 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Criciúma achieved in several matches.

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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 Palmeiras is Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Criciúma is Yannick Bolasie, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 45-60 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Criciúma suffered 22 goals in the second half of their matches could be a good betting option.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half market are quoted at 1.91.

Since Criciúma has an average of 1.36 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.69 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Palmeiras 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 6.96 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Palmeiras in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Palmeiras has an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game over the 25 rounds, while Criciúma has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.08 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 Palmeiras who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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