Fluminense – Flamengo Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (26.10.2017)

Fluminense and Flamengo meet in Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã), in a match for this phase of the Copa Sudamericana (Quarter-finals). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 12 games. However, the last time these two teams disputed a game in this stage was in 12-10-2017, for Series A, that ended in a tie by (1-1). The goals of the party were scored by Pará (53 ‘Autogolo), for Fluminense, and Réver (69′) for Flamengo. In this match the home factor can be decisive, since the Flamengo presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Fluminense

The home team reaches this phase of the Copa Sudamericana (Quarter-finals) after having played previous eliminations with: LDU Quito, Universidad Católica and Liverpool. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the house factor, since in the last 30 games it has 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last game that disputed, for Series A, lost with Chapecoense outside by (2-0). In his last 10 home games, Fluminense recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. His attack has marked regularly, as he scored goals in 5 of the last 6 games for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

The Fluminense reaches this stage after achieving a heroic qualification away from home, as he managed to qualify for this phase through the tiebreaker criteria, by the goals scored away from home. The team will now have a classic ahead of them and know that it will be a huge challenge. The Fluminense will have in this game with the support of their fans, who will have to exhaust the stadium and support their team during the 90 minutes, therefore, they must put enough pressure on the opposing team and try to score a goal at the beginning of the game to rest for the rest of the match. In the Brazilian championship, the Fluminense only lost a match of the 15 that marked first. The coach must have the return of forward Henrique Dourado for this game, otherwise he should use his best eleven.

Flamengo

The visiting team reaches this phase of the Copa Sudamericana (Quarter-finals) after having played previous eliminations with: Chapecoense and Palestino. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 29 goals scored and 10 conceded. The team arrives to this match after a defeat outside with the São Paulo by (2-0). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Flamengo won 1, tied 3 and lost 6. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and his attack has marked regularly, and who scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 games at home for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he suffered 12 of his 25 goals in the minutes (46’-60 ‘).

Flamengo eliminated in the previous phase Chapecoense: in the first leg drew 0-0, but in the return leg, in their stadium, Flamengo got a 4-0 win. The team comes to this game with the aim of conquering at least one draw, as it will be very important not to be defeated in this first leg. The visiting team has as a highlight the striker Paolo Guerrero, scorer of the team this season, with 20 goals scored. The technician should not have major absences for this game, so you should use what is best available to you.