Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma prediction and betting tips on May 23-05-2025
Game Prediction
A return match between Red Bull Bragantino and Criciuma will take place in the 1/16 finals of the Brazilian Cup on May 23, 2025. The hosts, in order to confirm their status as the favourite of the meeting, need to take revenge for the minimal away defeat.
Our prediction for the match Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma
The team from Braganca Paulista noticeably lost in the previous cycle. It was fighting for survival, and everything finished successfully, ahead of Atletico Paranaense by 2 points (44 against 42) and taking 16th, “borderline” place. The current opponent from Santa Catarina had got only 38 points, and it went down from 18th position.
Being already under the leadership of Ze Ricardo, the club was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Catarinense this year. And the start in the second division cannot be considered confident: 1 victory, albeit a crushing one, with an abundance of failures. The team lost to CRB in the previous round. Fernando Seabra’s footballers also ended the championship of their state with a defeat at the 1/4 stage, losing to Santos. Nevertheless, the club, having stalled at the start, then won 5 matches in a row in the Serie A. Only Gremio was able to play a draw (that was already in May). As for the defeat to the leader, Palmeiras, it is not surprising.
Red Bull had some problems in the cup from the very beginning. The team ended in a 1-1 draw the struggles with both Sousa Esporte and Sao Jose, but won in a penalty shoot-out. As for the battle on the field of Criciuma, it conceded at the beginning of the second half and did not respond. The opponent managed to beat Operario-MS (a 1-0 result at the away arena) and Remo (a 2-1 score on the home field).
Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma: key statistics and trends
- Red Bull Bragantino has won 1 of 4 previous matches.
- On average, Red Bull Bragantino scores 1.22 goals and concedes 0.89 goals per meeting.
- 56% of Red Bull Bragantino’s struggles have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per battle is 2.11.
- Criciuma has won 2 of 9 previous confrontations.
Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma: possible starting line-ups
Red Bull Bragantino (possible line-up): Cleiton – Capixaba, Rodriguez, Pedro Henrique, Hurtado – Gabriel, Ramires, Vinicius Mendonça Pereira, Jhon, Barbosa – Eduardo Sasha.
Criciuma (possible line-up): Kaua Inacio Moroso – Hermes, Castan, Fagundes, Marcinho – Matheus Trindade, Juninho, Goncalves, Morelli, Barros Lopez – Pessoa.
Previous head-to-head matches: Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma
The clubs exchanged victories in the Serie A at the home arena in the previous season.
Free prediction for the match Red Bull Bragantino vs Criciuma
The guests are weaker, so one needs to expect revenge from the hosts. It makes sense to bet on their victory with “a -1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.79).