During their first outing after their World Cup World Cup campaign of FIFA Stellar, Fluminense welcomes Cruzeiro during the Tour 14 of the Brasileiro Serie a Thursday. Leonardo Jardim’s men have failed to win their last 11 visits to Estadio Maracana and will go to the match in terms of ending this poor 13 -year -old race.
Fluminense challenged the chances of reaching the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, finishing second in group F before eliminating Inter Miami and the Saudi power al-Hilal in the stadiums with direct elimination.
However, their fairy tale journey ended in the hands of the Chelsea possible winners when they fell to a 2-0 defeat with the kind authorization of two sublime strikes from the former childhood star Joao Pedro.
Head coach Renato Portaluppi will hope that their cutting race will be able to catalyze a strong return to Serie A, where they won six wins and two 11 games of 11 games so far to sit seventh from the table, although with two games in hand.
On the other hand, Cruzeiro continues its soaring up to the top of the Serie A ranking when they won a 4-1 victory against Gremio at the Mineirão last weekend.
Jardim’s men have remained undefeated in 13 of their last 14 games in all competitions, saying 10 victories and three draws since the end of April.
Cruzeiro has collected 27 points of his 13 Serie games so far to sit second in the ranking, only behind the leaders of the Flamengo League on the difference in goals.
Fluminense vs Cruzeiro head-to-head and key numbers
- With 21 victories from the last 45 meetings between the sides, Fluminense has a higher record in the history of this luminaire.
- Cruzeiro won 14 victories at that time, while the loot was shared 10 times.
- Fluminense is undefeated in their last 13 home games against Jardim’s men, winning eight victories and three draws since a 2-0 defeat in November 2012.
- Cruzeiro is on a series of five consecutive outdoor games without defeat in all competitions, demanding three victories and two draws since the defeat of April 2-1 against Palestino in Copa Sudamericana.
Fluminense vs cruise prediction
With the thrill of their Solid Club World Cup campaign always in the air, Fluminense will return to the action of the League in a good mood as they seek to move in the upper ladder of the Serie A table. The men of Portaluppi have bread on the board against a well done cruzeiro side, but we predict that they will benefit as much as possible from their advantage at home.
Prediction: Fluminense 2-1 Cruzeiro
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Tip 1: Result – Fluminense to win
Tip 2: First to score – Fluminense (the hosts have opened the scoring in five of their last six games against Cruzeiro)
Tip 3: More than 4.5 cards – Yes (there have also been at least five reservations during the last seven meetings between the two teams)
Edited by Peter P
