Athletic Club vs Criciúma Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds | 18 Aug 2025

Série B Betting Preview: Athletic Club vs Criciúma

Athletic Club host Criciúma in this Brazilian Série B match, with kick-off set for 20:00 on Monday 18 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

Back Criciúma to Make Life Difficult for Athletic

When Criciúma clash against Athletic, we will take the former at -115 on the Asian Handicap +0.25. With our stake divided between 0 and +0.5, the visitors look as though they can land a return by swerving defeat.

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Criciúma Beat Athletic When Teams Last Met

Athletic Club suffered a defeat in their last game. A 1-0 scoreline occurred on the road against CRB.

Criciúma won their previous game, beating Athletico Paranaense at home. It was a 4-2 victory.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Criciúma who came out on top when they last played Athletic, a 4-0 home win was recorded.

Série B		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Criciúma	33	15	9	9	43	30	13	43:30	54
15	Athletic Club	33	10	7	16	38	47	-9	38:47	37

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Athletic Club vs Criciúma Prediction & Betting Tips

Tackle Athletic Club vs Criciúma with all the betting insight you need, including our match prediction, scoreline forecast, key player prop selections and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

If you echo our view that Criciúma can swerve defeat in this Série B encounter, then you can take them with a +0.25 goal start at -115. There are strong reasons to back the visitors.

We study the Série B form as a first port of call and also make sure we’re across any injuries before making our football predictions. Then it’s a case of understanding the sort of narrative that the stats provide.

Key Athletic Club vs Criciúma league stats:

• The +0.25 line has been covered by Criciúma in 8 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Criciúma in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 4 consecutive games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 13 of their last 20 games.

Criciúma +0.25 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 53.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Athletic 0 - 1 Criciúma

Criciúma are available at +575 to win by a 1-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Gabriel Barros To Score +650

Gabriel Barros (Criciúma) can be backed to be among the goals at +650. There are appealing odds on offer for this Anytime Goalscorer pick and we think this is an attractive wager for him to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Gabriel Barros Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+650

First

+1200

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Athletic Club vs Criciúma Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Make Athletic Favourites to Win

Athletic Club are forecasted to be the most likely winner in this Série B encounter. The +130 for them coming out on top suggests a 43% probability based on their latest betting odds. Criciúma are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +220.

You can take advantage of the Draw No Bet market if you want a less-risky option. Going down this route means you can back Athletic at -164 or instead go for Criciúma at +117.

If you’re anticipating that two goals or less will be netted throughout the contest, then Under 2.5 Goals is a definite runner. A fresh approach might involve siding with a BTTS wager and there’s -167 on offer for Both Teams to Score No.

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Full-Time Result

1

+130

X

+210

2

+220

Half-Time Result

1

+210

X

-103

2

+300

Double Chance

1X

-286

12

-278

X2

-167

Draw No Bet

1

-164

2

+117

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

-109

2 Hcp +0.25

-128

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-227

Over 2.5

+160

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+117

No

-167

Ronaldo Tavares Favourite to Score the First Goal

There is +215 available that Ronaldo Tavares finds the net anytime. If you’re interested in the favourite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +475.

Ronaldo Tavares (Athletic)

First

+215

Anytime

+475

Neto Costa (Athletic)

First

+280

Anytime

+600

Ezequiel Santos da Silva (Athletic)

First

+400

Anytime

+750

Diego Gonçalves (Criciúma)

First

+460

Anytime

+900

Jhonata Robert da Silva (Criciúma)

First

+475

Anytime

+900

Welinton Macedo dos Santos (Athletic)

First

+475

Anytime

+950

Alessio da Cruz (Athletic)

First

+540

Anytime

+1150

Maswel Ananias Silva (Athletic)

First

+550

Anytime

+1150

Alason Carioca (Athletic)

First

+575

Anytime

+1150

Luiz Henrique (Criciúma)

First

+600

Anytime

+1150

João Carlos Lopes (Criciúma)

First

+650

Anytime

+1300

David Braga (Athletic)

First

+650

Anytime

+1300

Gabriel Barros (Criciúma)

First

+650

Anytime

+1200

Sandry Roberto (Athletic)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Gustavo Maia (Criciúma)

First

+750

Anytime

+1200

Rafael da Conceição (Athletic)

First

+750

Anytime

+1400

Fellipe Mateus Araujo (Criciúma)

First

+750

Anytime

+1400

Fabrício Isidoro Fonseca de Jesus (Athletic)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Fernando Martínez (Athletic)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2000

Gabriel Ferreira Dias (Athletic)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Yuri Antonio Costa da Silva (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2000

Jhonatan Paulo da Silva (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Douglas Pelé (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Wesley Oliveira Andrade "Gasolina" (Athletic)

First

+1300

Anytime

+2200

Athletic Club vs Criciúma Lineups & Team News

Make sure you're up to date on the Athletic vs Criciúma team news before betting. We’ll provide the confirmed Série B lineups along with the latest injury updates.

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