Fluminense and Barcelona SC are set to lock horns in the first leg of the 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals. Kickoff is scheduled for 03:30 13th August 2021 at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Fluminense will hope to get back to their winning ways following 1-0 loss to América Mineiro in their previous match where they had 55% possession, seven shots with two on target while their opponents had 45% possession, 15 attempts with seven on target and a goal from Ademir (72′).
Barcelona SC comes into this game on the back of 3-1 Copa Libertadores win over Vélez Sarsfield in their most recent match where they had; 53% possession, 12 sots with five on targets and goals from Adonis Preciado 24’, Cortez 69’ and Jonathan Perlaza 80’. For their opponents they had; 47% possession, six shots with only one on target from Juan Martin Lucero 48’.
Meanwhile, Barcelona SC finished on top of their group stage- Group C in the Copa Libertadores with 13 points. They qualified for this meeting with Fluminense in the Quarters after beating Velez Sarsfield in round off 16 with an aggregate result of 3-2.
Fluminense ended up in third place of Group D with 11 points in six matches. As a result, they faced Cerro Porteno in the Round of 16 where they managed to beat them 3-0 on aggregate in two legs in the Knockout Stage to get to the Quarter-Finals.
Fluminense vs Barcelona SC head to head
These teams have met only once in 2018 when Barcelona SC took a 1-3 win over Fluminanse.
Fluminense 1-3 Barcelona 16/01/18
Home
- America FC MG 1-0 Fluminense
- Fluminense 1-0 Cerro Porteno
- Fluminense 3-0 Criciuma
- Criciuma 2-1 Fluminense
- Palmeiras 1-0 Fluminense
Away
- Barcelona 2-1 Guayaquil City
- Tecnico Uni 1-2 Barcelona
- Barcelona 2-0 Manta
- Barcelona 3-1 Velez Sarsfield
- Barcelona 3-0 Macara
Fluminense team news
Hudson and Caio Paulista are injured and will be unavailable in this match while Raul Bobadilla tested positive for the corona virus and will also be sidelined for this fixture.
Barcelona SC team news
The Ecuadorian giants have a fully fit squad without any injury or doubts reports so far.
Prediction and odds
- Barcelona SC Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
