Goias v Fluminense
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Wednesday 20th July – 11:00PM KO
Estádio da Serrinha is the venue, as 13th Goias host, an inform Fluminense side on Wednesday evening in the Brazilian Serie A.
Goias have been in mixed form this season with five wins, six draws and six defeats from their 17 matches. They come into this matchup without a win in their last two outings. First, they suffered a 3-0 battering at home to rivals Atletico Goianiense in the cup, which was followed by a goalless draw away from home against the league’s bottom side, Juventude. The worry for Goias against Juve was the fact that they failed to create any worthy chances with only two of their 17 efforts being on target, seeing Goias have an XG of 0.79 compared to Juventude’s 2.30 – this was the third game in a row Goias have been outperformed on XG, showing they need to start taking risks when attacking.
Esmeraldino are likely to opt to play with a 3-5-2 here which will allow them to defend in high numbers when they don’t have the ball, as they try to frustrate Fluminense. This is something they did in the 2-1 win against Athletico Paranaense earlier this month.
“I really like Diniz as a coach, a pity they don’t give him enough time in Brazil.” is what Neymar Jr said in a tweet regarding Fluminense Manager Fernando Diniz. The tweet came after Flu enjoyed a 3-0 route away from home against Cruzeiro in the cup. His style is pleasing on the eye, possession-based football, playing out from the back, which has seen the Rio club score some wonderful team goals since he took charge of the club which has helped Diniz live up to his nickname of the Brazilian Guardiola. This is something they try and do regardless of who their opponent is, so expect them to dominate the ball here.
Diniz’s Flu side are on a wonderful run, they have won six of their last eight and are unbeaten during this period. After four wins on the spin, Fluminense earned a 2-2 draw away from home at the weekend, in a thrilling match with Sao Paulo. Their last match against Goias away from home, saw them enjoy a 4-2 victory back in October 2020.
With Fluminense in great form and Goias’ form up and down, Flu will feel confident about extending their current unbeaten run to nine matches as they look to rise up the league standings.
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Prediction: Fluminense Draw no Bet, 1.44 on Betfair (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Flamengo v Juventude
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Thursday 21st July – 00:30AM KO
Flamengo host Juventude at the Estádio Mané Garrincha in the Brazilian Capital of Brasilia, where they will be hoping to pick up an important three points as they seek to climb their way up the Brasileirão.
Dorival Júnior has given Flamengo the boost they needed prior to his appointment in June. In their home fixtures, they are yet to lose with five wins from five, which in this period has seen them score 16 times whilst only conceding one. On Saturday evening, the Rubro Negro took on Coritiba at home and enjoyed a 2-0 victory thanks to first-half goals from Gustavo Henrique and Diego. They limited their opponents to no efforts on their goal. Flamengo put in an XG of 2.61 compared to Coxa’s 0.75, in what was a truly dominant display by the hosts.
Everton Ribeiro and Giorgian De Arrascaeta started on the bench in the match, to allow other players to gain some game time and star attacker, Gabriel Barbosa was suspended, which shows the strength and depth Flamengo have, to turn up and perform no matter what side they put out.
Gabi can return here, whilst new signing Everton Sousa Soares more commonly known as Everton Cebolinha is expected to make his Rubro Negro debut. Everton was the star of the 2019 Copa America for Brazil. Also expected to feature in the coming weeks is serial winner, Arturo Vidal – who is currently building up to match fitness.
Whilst Flamengo are in great form., the same can’t be said about their opponents, Juventude, who sit rock bottom of the league following this weekend’s results. Juve took on Goias. Despite having an XG of 2.30 compared to Goias’ 0.79, Umberto Louzer’s men could only manage a 0-0 draw in front of their home crowd. They are without a win in their last eight matches and their last away win came way back in May!
Flamengo have not lost to Juventude at home since July 2005 and with the form they’re in, they should not only extend that run further, but Junior’s side will expect to notch up a few goals in the process.
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Prediction: Flamengo to Win & Over 1.5 Goals, 1.57 on Betfair (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
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