Athletic Club arrive at Estádio Heriberto Hülse on Thursday for the Serie B meeting with home team Criciuma.
View all Criciuma v Athletic Club tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - along with the latest match odds.
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Criciuma
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Criciuma will be wanting a better result here after a 2-1 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Atletico PR.
In that match, Criciuma had 49% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Criciuma was Marcelo Hermes (76'). At the other end, Athletico Paranaense had 15 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Alan Kardec (22') scored for Atletico PR.
At least three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Criciuma have been involved. Their opponents scored 13 times in this period while Criciuma managed to get a total of 6.
Athletic Club
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against CRB in Serie B action, Athletic Club will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Athletic Club managed 51% possession and 19 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Athletic Club was Lincoln (29'). On the other side, CRB got 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Gegê (53') and Douglas Baggio (90') scored for CRB.
Roger Rodrigues da Silva's Athletic Club have slotted home a total of 9 times throughout their most recent six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 10.
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Team News: Athletic Club
Due to a mostly healthy group, there’s only the lone fitness issue for the Athletic Club gaffer Roger Rodrigues da Silva to be concerned about. Ezequiel (Right hip flexor problems) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’re envisaging that Athletic Club will have to perform well to score goals against this Criciuma side who we think should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We’re therefore anticipating a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning margin for Criciuma at the conclusion of the game.
Should be a close one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the WDW market, a victory for Criciuma can be had for 1.73, backing a drawn result is 3.5 & selecting victory for Athletic Club comes in at 5. They’re the most competitive bets available at the moment.
Victor Martins,
09:10 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Criciuma
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse (19,300)
Captain: Rodrigo Fagundes de Freitas
Chairman: Valter José Minotto
Manager: Zé Ricardo
Competitions: Serie B position 17, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)