Flamengo vs Coritiba Prediction: Betting on a home team to win

Flamengo will face Coritiba in round 17 of the Brazilian football championship. The Red and Blacks are trying to clinch a place in the top six, while the visitors' primary goal for the season is to keep their place in the elite.

Flamengo beat Tolima in the Libertadores Cup. In the Brazilian Cup, Mengao qualified for the quarterfinals by beating reigning champions Atletico Mineiro. In the league, Flamengo lost away to Corinthians (0:1) and relegated to ninth place in the Brasileira standings. Before the start of the 17th round, Flamengo lost to Atletico Paranaense by 6 points. Their home stats are 13th, +4=1-2, 10:4 goal difference. However, Flamengo has won three of their last four games at the Maracana.

After a four-match losing streak, Coritiba has picked up four points in their last two games. In this period, the Greens beat Fortaleza (2:1) and drew (2:2) with Juventude. Coritiba sits comfortably in 14th place, but the gap between the visitors and the relegation zone is only one point. That means, under certain circumstances, Coritiba could fall into the bottom four after the final matchday. Coritiba has the worst away statistics in the division, +0=2-5 in seven games with a goal difference of 7:16.

Flamengo needs a win against the weakest visiting team in Brasileiro. We have noted that Coritiba has been on fire, scoring a lot, but also conceding goals regularly. Therefore, there is a chance that the upcoming game will be high-scoring.

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