The Brasileirão has returned to full speed after the forced break we had to go through. Now that things are back on track, we are getting ready to go into the match on Thursday, in which the 5th-placed Athletico-PR will be the hosts, trying to bounce back into the winning column after going through their second loss of the campaign.
Criciúma is in the 16th place on the scoreboard after a decent start. However, they are now coming from two losses in a row.
When:
Thursday, June 13th, 7:00 p.m. ET at the Arena da Baixada
Moneyline odds:
Athletico-PR – 1.47
Criciúma – 7.3
Draw Offs:
4.25
Where can I watch it?
ViX, Premiere, and Paramount+
Why Bet on Athletico-PR?
Formerly leading the way in the early season, Paranaense switched their focus to Copa Sudamericana duty for the second half of May. However, back-to-back home defeats forced them to settle for a runner-up finish in Group E.
The hosts’ recent lack of form has seen them plummet to fifth place in the standings, outside the Copa Libertadores group spots. Either way, such is the tight nature of the early-season table that leaders Flamengo are just one point better off than Cuca’s outfit.
Furthermore, Paranaense has a magnificent streak of form as a local for the Brasileirão. They have triumphed in their last four top-flight contests on familiar turf without conceding, while going unbeaten in 18 since falling to Gremio in May 2023.
Why Bet on Criciúma?
Criciúma has to work well and truly cut out to earn a result at the Baixada Arena, especially after shipping five goals to Cuiaba. Remember that the latter failed to win or score in their first six matches of the 2024 Brasileirão season.
The Tiger showed some bite to cut the arrears down to 2-4 after conceding four times in the opening 46 minutes. However, Matheusinho and Tobias Figueiredo’s efforts would prove to be scant consolation as a rampant Cuiaba restored a three-goal margin deep into injury time.
Thursday’s visitors, promoted to the top flight for the 2024 season, have now suffered defeat in four straight games in all competitions, also falling to Palmeiras either side of a pair of Copa do Brasil losses to Bahia.
Betting Analysis: Athletico-PR vs. Criciúma
A dissatisfactory result at the Baixada Arena could plunge the Tiger into the demotion zone. Only three of their previous 13 meetings with Athletico Paranaense have ended in victory, losing each of their last three without managing a single goal.
Conceding five goals to a team that had not even registered one in their first six 2024 league matches is surely a harbinger of doom for Criciúma against a Paranaense side needing to right a few wrongs on Thursday.
The hosts may have lost a couple of key players to Copa America call-ups, but as Cuca’s men almost always produce the goods at home, they ought to have no trouble pulling themselves out of their rut and prolonging Criciúma’s dismal sequence. We’ll go for a 3-0.
Go for a victory for the locals at 1.47. If you bet $100 at such odds, you could get $47 for a total payout of $147.
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