Criciuma vs Fluminense Prediction and Betting Tips | July 12th 2024

Criciuma will host Fluminense at the Estádio Heriberto Hulse on Friday in another round of the 2024 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side have had their struggles upon promotion to the top flight and currently sit 14th in the league table with 16 points from 13 matches but remain hopeful of avoiding the drop.

They were beaten 2-1 by Vitoria in their last match finding themselves two goals down in the first half before Matheusinho headed home a consolation goal just before the break.

Fluminense have endured a near-disastrous start to their Brasileirao Serie A campaign, prompting the dismissal of head coach Fernando Diniz after two years at the club. They were beaten 1-0 by Fortaleza last time out and could have no real complaints about the result after failing to register a single shot on target in the opposition box throughout the match.

The visitors sit rock-bottom in the league standings with just seven points picked up so far and will be desperate for a win on Friday.

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Criciuma vs Fluminense Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Friday's game will mark the 25th meeting between Criciuma and Fluminense. The hosts have won six of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 15 times. There have been three draws between the two teams.
• The visitors have lost just one of their last seven games in this fixture.
• The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last 13 games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2003.
• Fluminense are the second-lowest-scoring side in Brasileirao Serie A this season with a goal tally of just 11 after 15 games.
• The Tricolor are one of four teams in the Brazilian top flight this season yet to record a win on the road.

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Criciuma vs Fluminense Prediction

Criciuma's latest result ended a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have picked up two wins and two draws from their last four home matches and will fancy their chances of a positive result on Friday.

Fluminense are on a nine-game winless streak, with seven of those games ending in defeat. They have lost each of their last five away matches but should have just enough to pick up a point here.

Prediction: Criciuma 2-2 Fluminense

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Criciuma vs Fluminense Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)