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 2025. 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
7	Criciúma	21	9	5	7	27	20	7	27:20	32
15	Athletic Club	21	7	3	11	23	28	-5	23:28	24

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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

Criciúma Asian Hcp +0.25 @ -115 Watch Live Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Athletic 0 - 1 Criciúma

Criciúma are available at +600 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 +117 for them coming out on top suggests a 46% probability based on their latest betting odds. Criciúma are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +255.

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 -200 or instead go for Criciúma at +135.

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 -189 on offer for Both Teams to Score No.

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Full-Time Result

1

+117

X

+210

2

+255

Half-Time Result

1

+205

X

-109

2

+325

Double Chance

1X

-333

12

-270

X2

-149

Draw No Bet

1

-200

2

+135

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

-123

2 Hcp +0.25

-115

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-263

Over 2.5

+185

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+132

No

-189

Ronaldo Tavares Favourite to Score the First Goal

There is +225 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 +460.

Ronaldo Tavares (Athletic)

First

+225

Anytime

+460

Neto Costa (Athletic)

First

+300

Anytime

+575

Ezequiel Santos da Silva (Athletic)

First

+400

Anytime

+750

Welinton Macedo dos Santos (Athletic)

First

+475

Anytime

+900

Diego Gonçalves (Criciúma)

First

+480

Anytime

+1000

Jhonata Robert da Silva (Criciúma)

First

+500

Anytime

+1000

Alessio da Cruz (Athletic)

First

+510

Anytime

+950

Alason Carioca (Athletic)

First

+550

Anytime

+1100

Maswel Ananias Silva (Athletic)

First

+550

Anytime

+1150

Gabriel Barros (Criciúma)

First

+650

Anytime

+1200

David Braga (Athletic)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Sandry Roberto (Athletic)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

João Carlos Lopes (Criciúma)

First

+700

Anytime

+1300

Luiz Henrique (Criciúma)

First

+700

Anytime

+1300

Gustavo Maia (Criciúma)

First

+750

Anytime

+1300

Rafael da Conceição (Athletic)

First

+750

Anytime

+1400

Fellipe Mateus Araujo (Criciúma)

First

+800

Anytime

+1500

Yuri Antonio Costa da Silva (Athletic)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Fabrício Isidoro Fonseca de Jesus (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Fernando Martínez (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Gabriel Ferreira Dias (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Douglas Pelé (Athletic)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Jhonatan Paulo da Silva (Athletic)

First

+1200

Anytime

+2200

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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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