Flamengo vs Universidad Catolica Match Analysis and Prediction

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Flamengo play host to Universidad Catolica at the Estadio do Maracana on Tuesday, seeking to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores. Showdown set for May 17, 2022 17:30 EAT.

Paulo Sousa’s men are first in the Group H with 10 points from 4 matches played. Three wins and one draw has been recorded in their last four fixtures. Flamengo have seen their defense breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 8 goals during that time.

The hosts will be hoping for better resultsfollowing on from a 2-2 Serie A stalemate vs Ceará.In that game, Flamengo managed 59% possession, 11 shots with 4 of them on target and goals scored by Willian Arão (7′, 38′). Ceará got 15 shots with 5 of them on target and goals scored byStiven Mendoza (26′) and Nino Paraíba (91′).

Ariel Holan’s sidesit third in the group standings with four points from their four games. In the last four games, one win, one draw and two losses. In 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall.

The visitors will be hoping for a better result following a 3-0 Campeonato Nacional win versus Unión La Calera in their most recent match. In that match, Universidad Catolicahad 48% possession, 8 shots with 4 of them on target and goals by Fernando Zampedri (50’, 90+4’) and Felipe Gutierrez (82’). Unión La Calera got 11 shots with 4 of them on target.