With both sides having made similar starts to the season, Fluminense play host to Flamengo at the Maracana in the Brazilian Serie A on Sunday. Showdown scheduled for May 30 00:00 EAT.
Fernando Diniz’s side currently 7th in the league with 11 points from 7 matches played. Two wins, one draw and two losses have been recorded in their last five fixtures. They’ve been in strong form of late and are unbeaten in their last seven games across all competitions. They’ve seen the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous 6 outings standing at 3.
The hosts will hope for a similar result following the 1-10 Copa Sudamericana triumph against Oriente Petrolero. In that match Fluminense had 69% possession, 22 shots with 14 of them on target and goals scored by Matheus Martins (1’, 40’, 54’), German Cano (9’, 13’, 58’), Jhon Arias (17’), CaioPaulista (36’), Manoel (66’), Willian (75’) and Nonato (27’). Oriente Petrolero got 12 shots with 3 ofthem on target and a goal scored by Sebastian Alvarez (15’).
The visitors are currently 14th in the table with 9 points from7 matches. In their last five fixtures, one win, two draws and two losses have been recorded. They’ve been in good form recently and are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions. They’ve seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures combined.
Paulo Sousa’s side will hope for a similar result following a 2-1 Copa Libertadores win over Sporting Cristal in their last game. In that game, Flamengo had 58% possession, 21 shots with 6 of them on target and goals scored by Pedro (74’) and Mauricio Isla (30’). Sporting Cristal had 8 shots with 2 of them on target and a goal scored by Christofer (85’).
Fluminense vs Flamengo head-to-head
There have been 75 encounters between these two teams since 2003. Fluminense has 24 wins while Flamengo has 31 wins and 20 games have ended all square.
- Fluminense 1-1 Flamengo 03/04/22
- Flamengo 0-2 Fluminense 31/03/22
- Flamengo 0-1 Fluminense 06/02/22
- Fluminense 3-1 Flamengo 24/10/21
- Flamengo 0-1 Fluminense 04/07/21
Home
- Oriente 1-10 Fluminense
- Fortaleza 0-1 Fluminense
- Union Santa Fe 0-0 Fluminense
- Fluminense 2-1 Paranaense
- Vila Nova GO 0-2 Fluminense
Away
- Flamengo 2-1 Sporting Cristal
- Flamengo1-0 Goias
- Flamengo 3-0 Universidad Catolica
- Ceara 2-2 Flamengo
- Flamengo 2-0 AA Altos
Fluminense team news
Fernando Diniz will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Flamengo team news
Paulo Sousa will have a fully fit team ahead of this match.
Prediction and Odds
Fluminense have not been beaten in the league by Flamengo in their last 3 matches. Flamengo are without a win away from home in their last 6 league matches.
- Fluminense win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
