Criciuma vs Fortaleza Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th July 2024

Fortaleza head over to the Criciuma's stadium on Thursday to face title favourites Criciuma in a round 3 match in the Serie A.

Looking at the Serie A standings, the current difference between the sides is 15 points and 11 places.

Fortaleza are feeling funky after winning four games on the bounce. They'll, of course, be eager to make it five from five against Criciuma at Criciuma's stadium.

Criciuma only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Fortaleza travel to their next away match this coming Thursday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 12 goals against. An average of 1.2 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Thursday?

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Prediction

Criciuma Form

A single point is all Criciuma can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Fluminense, before getting trounced 2-1 against Corinthians while Flamengo won 2-1. Criciuma only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Fortaleza Form

Fortaleza look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Flamengo, who were defeated by 1-2. Then, Vitoria got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating Atletico GO by 3-1. Fortaleza claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to three.

Though favourites for the win, we are uncertain the current form of Criciuma backs this claim. We believe there is good value in Fortaleza, perhaps with the backing of the draw.

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Squads

Criciuma Squad

Tencati will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Fortaleza from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Alisson (0/4), Gustavo (0/13), Kaua Moroso (0/0), Matheus Teixeira (0/0), Claudinho (2/16), Guilherme Silva (0/0), Jonathan (0/8), Maia (0/0), Marcelo Hermes (1/15), Miguel Trauco (1/12), Rodrigo Fagundes (1/15), Thiago Mina (0/0), Tobias Figueiredo (1/7), Wilker Angel (0/6), Allano (0/9), Eliedson (0/1), Erick Garcia (0/0), Fabricio Maceda (0/0), Fellipe Mateus (2/11), Higor Meritao (1/9), Joao Carlos (0/3), Leonardo Goncalves (0/0), Marquinhos (0/12), Mateo Barcia (0/4), Newton (1/11), Ronald (0/0), Yannick Bolasie (2/14), Arthur Caike (3/16), Barreto (2/16), Eder (0/14), Eduardo Melo (0/0), Felipe Vizeu (0/4), Matheusinho (0/0), Renato Kayzer (2/15).

Fortaleza Squad

Below is the full team squad of Fortaleza. The manager Vojvoda will pick his starting XI against Criciuma from these players:

Aderbar Santos (0/0), Joao Ricardo (0/17), Mauricio (0/0), Bruno Pacheco (1/12), Dudu (0/1), Emanuel Britez (0/13), Felipe Jonatan (0/12), Thauan Lara (0/0), Tinga (1/17), Titi (0/11), Tomas Cardona (0/7), Yago Pikachu (1/15), Amorim (0/0), Benjamin Kuscevic (1/5), Calebe (0/2), Fabricio Dias Afonso (0/0), Hercules (1/16), Imanol Machuca (1/11), Jose Welison (0/10), Kauan (0/3), Leandro Martinez (0/0), Lucas Sasha (0/12), Marinho (0/8), Matheus Rossetto (0/7), Pedro Augusto (0/15), Tomas Pochettino (3/15), Breno Lopes (0/0), Iarley Barros (0/0), Juan Martin Lucero (7/15), Kervin Andrade (1/2), Moises Vieira (0/8), Pedro Rocha (0/3).

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Team News

Criciuma just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Fortaleza at Criciuma's stadium. Renato Kayzer gets a day off from the Criciuma squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Fortaleza face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Thursday against Criciuma. Titi, Emanuel Britez, Kervin Andrade and Emanuel Britez sit this one out for Fortaleza, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Criciuma.

Hercules nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Fortaleza.

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Lineups

Criciuma vs Fortaleza H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Thursday? Criciuma have a 50% win rate against Fortaleza, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Results

In one of the previous two matches between Criciuma and Fortaleza both teams scored.

Criciuma vs Fortaleza Betting Tips

Look no further than Matheusinho, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Criciuma in the Serie A, while Juan Martin Lucero managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Fortaleza in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Criciuma claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Fortaleza won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Criciuma's stadium since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Criciuma. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Fortaleza.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Criciuma and Fortaleza, with Criciuma scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Fortaleza averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Criciuma’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Fortaleza, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.