Fluminense - Palmeiras Football prediction

Fluminense and Palmeiras meet at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a match for the 15th matchday of Serie A. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations indicates a balance between these two teams, since there have been two victories for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time they faced at this stadium was on 24-09-2017, in a match for Serie A, which ended Palmeiras' win by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by Egídio (42 '). The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 11th and 5th place, in fact this is a game between the 17th place in home games and the 4th as a visitor.

Analysis of Fluminense

The home team is currently in 11th place with 18 points, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate game, he tied against Vasco da Gama for (1-1). In the latter, he won out against Sport Recife by (1-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the league, Fluminense had 10 points in 18 chances, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games that played in his stadium. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has regularly scored, as it managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In the 14 games he played in this event, he only got 1 turnaround in 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Fluminense is a club that has already won the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship four times throughout its history, being the most recent title won in 2012. In the Campeonato Carioca this year, the team went through to the semifinals, being eliminated by Vasco da Gama , losing by 2x3 (single game). In Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, the team has tried to get closer to the top teams, being six points behind sixth place, Cruzeiro. In the last five games that Fluminense played as host, in four of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. We believe that in this match the standard will be maintained, since Fluminense will face a team that frequently concedes goals, which will give Fluminense chances to score their goals, but which has a strong attack, capable of also scoring Fluminense.

Analysis of the Palmeiras

After 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 5th place, having won 23 points. In the last game, he won Atletico Mineiro at home for (3-2), after in the previous game tied off in a game against Santos, for (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, almost the same points at home and away, with 13 goals scored and 7 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 7 conceded. In the last 7 away games for the championship, Palmeiras has recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, having won 9 points out of 21. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 matches but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 11 of its last 14 games for Serie A, of those 11 it reached the interval in advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 'in 6. There are 2 (76'-90 ') and four of his 11 (61'-75') goals in the last 20 seasons.

Palmeiras is a club that already has nine achievements of the Brazilian Championship of Series A, the last one conquered in 2016. In addition, Palmeiras has three titles of the Brazil Cup, twenty-two titles of the Paulista Championship, a title of the Copa Libertadores . In this season of 2018, Palmeiras is in seventh position of the Brazilian Championship, in its last days, Palmeiras has made games with more than 1.5 scored goals, this occurred in the last six days, including, in the last four Palmeiras made games where both scored, scored goals. Now on this next day, visit Fluminense, who in his two matches after the Copa, both scored and conceded goals, this pattern can help Palmeiras score.