The guess Sport x Criciúmavalid for the 27th round of the Brazilian Series B 2023, takes place this Saturday (9), at 8:45 pm (Brasília time). The game will be held on Ilha do Retiro, in Recife-PE. Below are some tips for you:
Sport x Criciúma prediction: important facts
- Sport has the best attack in Series B with 36 goals scored – alongside Vitória;
- Criciúma has the fourth best defense in the competition with 20 goals conceded;
- Sport has not won in four matches, with two draws and two defeats in this period;
- Criciúma has won just two games out of the last five played in Series B.
Sport x Criciúma prediction: best odds and markets
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Sport x Criciúma prediction: our selection of the best bets
Both teams score: no
Even in a lower position than Sport in the league table, Criciúma is unlikely to adopt an aggressive stance in search of victory. It’s not his style when he plays as a visitor. O Tiger has preferred a conservative strategy. Thus, it will be up to the red-black pursue triumph with more intensity. It is a scenario in which you usually encounter some difficulty. So, the first tip for the Sport x Criciúma prediction is that both don’t score.
Total goals 1st half: over 0.5
Facing its fans and needing to gain confidence, Sport should not wait. As soon as the ball rolls, it will most likely go after the Santa Catarina team. This means that the second tip for the Sport x Criciúma prediction is that there will be at least one goal before half-time.
Result: victory for Sport
O Pernambuco red-black It’s had better days. In the last four rounds, however, he accumulated only two points, which put his place in the G4 at risk. Criciúma has been binary, given that in the last six rounds, they have won all their games at home and lost all their matches away from home. Therefore, the last tip of the Sport x Criciúma prediction is that Sport will take the three points of the confrontation.
Sport x Criciúma: the current form of the teams
sport
Sport is in 3rd place in the Brazilian Championship Series B. The Recife team has 46 points in 26 matches, with 13 wins, seven draws and six defeats. Furthermore, he scored 36 goals and conceded 23. In the last round, the Lion drew 1 x 1 with Botafogo-SP, playing away from home, at Estádio Santa Cruz, in Ribeirão Preto-SP.
As home team, Sport has the best campaign in Series B of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 39 points he played in column one, he won 31 (ten wins, one draw and two losses). He scored 25 goals and conceded eight.
Sport: last 5 matches
Brazil Serie B 03/09/23
AND

Botafogo SP
1

Sport Recife
1
Brazil Serie B 08/26/23
D
Brazil Serie B 08/19/23
D
Brazil Serie B 08/12/23
AND

Tombense MG
0

Sport Recife
0
Brazil Serie B 08/05/23
V

Novorizontino Guild
0

Sport Recife
1
Probable Sport lineup: Dennis; Ewerthon, Chico, Fabinho and Felipinho; Fabio Matheus, Pedro Martins and Jorginho; Labandeira, Vagner Love and Peglow. Technician: Enderson Moreira.
Criciúma
Criciúma is in 5th place in the Brasileirão Série B. The team from Santa Catarina has 44 points in 26 games played, with 13 wins, five draws and eight defeats. Furthermore, he scored 28 goals and conceded 20. In the last round, the Tiger lost to Ceará 1 x 0, playing away from home, at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza-CE.
As a visitor, Criciúma has the ninth best campaign in the Second Division of the Brasileirão. Of the 39 points he played in column two, he won 16 (four wins, four draws and five defeats). He scored ten goals and conceded 12.
Criciúma: last 5 matches
Brazil Serie B 02/09/23
D
Brazil Serie B 08/23/23
V
Brazil Serie B 08/19/23
D
Brazil Serie B 08/12/23
V
Brazil Serie B 08/05/23
D
Probable lineup for Criciúma: Gustavo; Claudinho, Walisson, Rodrigo and Marcelo Hermes; Arilson, Rômulo, Fellipe Mateus and Marquinhos Gabriel; Fabinho and Eder. Technician: Cláudio Tencatti.
Sport x Criciúma: Lineups
Lineups are announced approximately 1 hour before the game
Final prediction for Sport x Criciúma
Futebol na Veia places Sport’s triumph as the best 1X2 market for this meeting next Saturday (9). O Lion is considered the favorite, as it will have pressure from Ilha do Retiro in its favor, but it could take risks against the well-armed Criciúma team, in addition to suffering from the absence of important players.