Fluminense take on the visitors Corinthians at “Maracana” in the matchday 16 of the Brazilian Serie A. The game will be played in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, July 23rd.
Fluminense were rarely broken in their recent clashes (the side lost only once in nine encounters), although, it neither won too often as they got three victories and five draws besides that loss. As a result of its extreme admiration for draws, after 15 rounds “Flu” has stuck in the mid-table with 21 points gained and 24-23 goal difference. Having showed appropriate play in offense, Abel Braga’s side made too many mistakes in defense. In regard to the team’s performance at “Maracana”, Fluminense picked up 10 points with 12 goals for and 13 goals against in eight clashes. Whereby, last time the side won at the home ground in the Serie A was on the 4th of June, having got not a single victory in face of its supporters in six recent games in the elite division.
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Corinthians have forgotten already how it feels like to leave the pitch without a single point taken. The team has not been broken since the 23rd of March across 29 matches in a row. “Coringaos” conceded goals only in two out of last 10 battles of the season, having showed rock-solid defense and high efficiency in goal attempts converting. Corinthians gained 37 points with 25 goals for and seven goals against in 37 gameweeks being six points ahead of the nearest challenger. Fabio Carille’s side picked up 17 points with 10-2 goal difference in seven matches at away fields.
Fluminense have not been defeated by Corinthians at their own turf since 2010 across seven head-to-heads recording three triumphs and four draws in them. Nevertheless, “Mosqueteiro” are seemed unbreakable in this season and I believe that they will manage to gain at least one point at “Maracana”.
Prediction for the match: Corinthians to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.