Cruzeiro take on the visitors Flamengo RJ at “Estadio Mineirao” in the matchday 14 of the Brazilian Serie A. The game will be played in Belo Horizonte on Sunday, July 16th.
Last week Cruzeiro showed furious results: the side got two runaway victories in the elite division over Palmeiras 3:1 and Atletico-PR 2:0. Those triumphs allowed “Raposas” to drift up to the sixth position in the table with 20 points taken and 16-13 goal difference. Mano Menezes’ team picked up 13 points with 11 goal for and six goals against in six encounters in face of its fans. Cruzeiro’s undefeated home streak consists of four clashes and has been lasting since the 12th of June.
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Last round Flamengo RJ a little bit unpredictably broke their nine-match unbeaten series with 0:1 loss to Gremio at the home ground. Whereby, that failure also ended “Mengao”’s six-game winning run. As a result of that defeat, Flamengo RJ dropped from the second to the fourth place in the Serie A standings with 23 points earned and 19-9 goal difference. Ze Ricardo’s side participated in seven clashes on the road recording 12 points gained, nine goals for and six goals against in them. The team has not been beaten in the Serie A since the 8th of June across 54 recent away matches.
Flamengo RJ won last three head-to-heads against Cruzeiro with 5:1 aggregated score. This year both opponents claim for the high positions in the standings of the Brazilian elite division. And both of them gain favourable results because of the rock-solid defense. I believe that in the forthcoming head-to-head the rivals will show defensive football and a lot of goals will not be scored in Sunday fight.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
