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Criciuma

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Criciuma will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 1-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Fortaleza.

In that game, Criciuma had 50% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Fortaleza got 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Moisés (47') was the scorer for Fortaleza.

It’s been seldom in recent games where Criciuma have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Criciuma have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 8 goals in the process.

Going into this contest, Criciuma are unbeaten in their last 7 league matches at home.

Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama go into this game after a 2-0 Serie A win as they beat Fluminense in their last fixture.

In that match, Vasco da Gama had 43% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For Vasco da Gama, goals were scored by Pablo Vegetti (23') and Victor Luís (65'). For their opponents, Fluminense got 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

Over the course of 5 of the previous six games involving Vasco da Gama, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell is just 2, with the average goals for Vascão standing at 1. We shall soon find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Ahead of this clash, Vasco da Gama have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 15/08/2004, neither club has come out on top overall with Criciuma winning 3 of those games, Vasco da Gama 3 and 0 being draws in regulation time.

A total of 19 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 of them for Tigrão and 8 coming from Vascão. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league fixture between the two was Serie A match day 4 on 27/04/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Vasco da Gama 0-4 Criciuma.

On that occasion, Vasco da Gama managed 58% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

Criciuma had 17 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Fellipe Mateus (32', 47'), Yannick Bolasie (55') and Higor Meritão (69') scored.

The match was refereed by Caio Max Augusto Vieira.

📰 Team News: Criciuma

It’s our opinion that Tigrão should use a 4-4-2 system for this game with Gustavo, Jonathan Lemos, Rodrigo Fagundes, Wilker Angel, Miguel Trauco, Claudinho, Newton Araujo, Higor Meritao, Fellipe Mateus, Allano and Yannick Bolasie.

📋 Team News: Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama manager Rafael Paiva has not got a full squad to pick from. Alex Teixeira (Hamstring injury), Philippe Coutinho (Hamstring injury), Jair (Cruciate ligament injury), Paulinho Paula (Cruciate ligament injury) and Guilherme Estrella (Knee problems) are not able to play.

There’s a good chance that Vascão might begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, giving starts to Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, João Victor, Léo, Lucas Piton, Hugo Moura, Mateus Carvalho, Dimitri Payet, Adson, GB and David.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Vasco da Gama will need to apply a lot of pressure to see themselves scoring against this Criciuma side who we think might well do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 win for Criciuma at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 18:04 18/08/2024