Fortaleza vs Fluminense Prediction: Bet on Fluminense to win

In the upcoming match of Brazil Serie A, Fortaleza will face Fluminense at home, in Castelão Stadium, in Ceará, Brazil. Both teams come from good winnings in Copa do Brasil. Fortaleza defeated Águia de Maraba in the two games (8-1) and advanced to the round of 16 as well as Fluminense, which won Paysandu (6-0) and qualified in the competition.

FORTALEZA

Fortaleza is currently in the third position in Brazil's Serie A. In the two games, they achieved 1 victory, against Coritiba 3-0, and 1 draw with Internacional 1-1. Fortaleza won the local trophy at the beginning of the season. Until now, Fortaleza has 29 played games, with 19 victories, 4 draws, and 6 defeats. Fortaleza scored 65 goals and suffered 21. The team has won the last 3 games. 

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR FORTALEZA

Maurício Kozlinski, Dudu, Marcelo Benevenuto, Ceballos, Lucas Esteves, José Welison, Lucas Sasha, Vinícius Zanocelo, Yago Pikachu, Romarinho, Silvio Romero.

FLUMINENSE

Fluminense is the currently leader of Brazil's Serie A with 2 wins in 2 matches. In this season, Fluminense has 21 played games, with 16 victories, 1 draw, and 4 defeats. The defense has impression numbers with only 10 goals suffered. The offensive of Fluminense is also strong, and have scored 47 goals, with a great participation of Germán Cano. The Argentinian has scored 20 goals in 19 matches. He is definitely Fluminense’s biggest weapon.

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR FLUMINENSE

Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Nino, Manoel, Aleksander, André, Lima, Ganso, Jhon Arias, Keno, Cano.

EXPERT BETTING TIPS

Facing Fortaleza at Castelão Stadium is not an easy job. Besides, Fortaleza’s fans are great supporters and definitely can make a difference. However, Fluminense has a strong offense and even as an away side, likes to play with ball possession, which makes the game harder for the opponents. Even though playing as a visitant, Fluminense must have the best chances to win. It will be a very good test for Fluminense’s defense, that don’t suffer any goals for the last 5 games. You should bet on Fluminense winning and Germán Cano scoring. Fluminense has a great probability of a good winning.