Fluminense vs Cruzeiro Prediction & Tips
Fluminense and Cruzeiro play at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a second round match of Brasileirão Serie A. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 games . In fact, the last time they faced this stage was on 10-07-2015, in a match for Brasileirão Serie A that ended with the victory of Fluminense by (1-0). The only goal of the match was scored by Gustavo Scarpa (74 ‘). In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Analysis of Fluminense
The home team are in the second round after their league debut against Corinthians (2-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 22 conceded, against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 home defeats, with 29 goals scored and 12 conceded. Fluminense won 7, drew 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games.
Fluminense is a club that has won the Brazilian Championship four times, the most recent title being won in 2012. Last season, the team spent the year trying to escape the relegation, finishing the Brazilian Championship in the fourteenth place, with five points to more than the first demoted team, Coritiba. In 2018, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the Carioca Championship and made his debut in the Brazilian Championship with a 2×1 loss to defending champion Corinthians. Now that he is playing at home, Fluminense faces the victory as an obligation, since his opponent does not live his best moment and has as priority the games of the Libertadores. I believe that in this game, Fluminense will face a more defensive opponent, who will be content with a draw, which will not allow the Rio de Janeiro tricolor to score many goals and have difficulty attacking.
Cruise Review
The visiting team arrives in this second round after a defeat in their debut for Grêmio by (0-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when playing with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 16 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 26 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last game that played, for the Copa Libertadores of America, tied with Chile’s Univ out by (0-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Cruzeiro won 4, drew 4 and lost 2. His attack has regularly scored, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. There are 1 periods in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 10 of his 24 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Cruzeiro is a club considered big in the Brazilian scenario, four-time Brazilian champion, twice champion of the Libertadores and who won his thirty-seventh title of champion mining in this season of 2018. Even though he is a state champion, the team has not been getting good results in recent games, were two draws in 0x0 by Libertadores of America where he is in the third place of Group 5 and debuted with defeat in Brazil 2018 losing at home to Grêmio by 0x1. Now the team is looking for their first points in the home of Fluminense, Cruzeiro should be very worried about their defensive sector and this will most likely cause a game with few goals, I believe in a game with less than 3.5 goals.
Fluminense – Cruzeiro FREE TIPS
Fluminense – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
