Criciuma vs Cruzeiro Prediction & Betting Tips (4 July)

Winning away games was something that Cruzeiro did regularly towards the back end of last season, with the eventual runners-up securing five victories in their final eight trips. Criciuma, by way of contrast, ran into plenty of difficulties on their own patch, suffering four defeats in seven top-flight fixtures, so they have little reason for optimism ahead of this clash.

Cruzeiro ended the previous campaign with a bang, but they have not been the same swashbuckling side so far this season, as each of their last nine games has produced three goals or fewer. This has also been the case in 16 of the most recent 18 Criciuma home matches at this level, including in 10 in a row of late, so under 3.5 goals are expected here.

Both teams have found the net in just two of the most recent 10 top-flight fixtures involving Criciuma, so it is quite rare for this to happen when they take to the field. It has been a virtually identical story as far as Cruzeiro are concerned, as 10 of their previous 12 matches at this level have seen at least one of the two keepers emerge with a clean sheet.