Fortaleza hosts Flamengo RJ in round 26 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, October 17th at Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Fortaleza)
Having lost five of eight previous matches in the Brazilian championship, Fortaleza ranks 15th now. Only Avai (14) and Chapecoense (15) suffered more defeats than Fortaleza (13) in this Serie A draw. In the last round, it lost without scoring a single goal (1-0).
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Flamengo is in phenomenal shape - it won 11 of 12 previous matches in the Brazilian championship (total score 28:5), and it was ahead already before halftime in nine of them. Only Sao Paulo (the 5th team in the standings) managed to take points from Flamengo at this 2-month distance. Flamengo kept a clean sheet in seven of those 12 matches, and it conceded only one goal in the five remaining games. The team scored at least twice in most matches – in 9 out of 12 (2.33 goals per game, on average). In the previous six away matches - 6 wins with a total score of 15:2.
Fortaleza earned only point in nine matches against teams from the top seven of the standings (0-1-8). In 6 out of 9, it lost without scoring a goal (total score - 5:18). In particular, visiting Flamengo, Fortaleza lost 2-0. Flamengo is perfect in matches against teams taking places below the 11th one - it won 10 out of 11 games, having gained 31 points out of 33 possible. In each of the 10 matches won, Flamengo scored at least two goals and kept a clean sheet in half of them.
Prediction for the match: Flamengo RJ to win
