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Fluminense vs Chapecoense-SC Prediction & Betting tips
Fluminense and Chapecoense meet at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã), in a match for the 7 th round of Serie A. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 8 matches won 6 and tied 2. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 22-10-2017, ended with the victory of Chapecoense by (2-0). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Fluminense:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Botafogo, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Atlético PR, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Fluminense have won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 6 matches for this competition . In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Fluminense won a great victory on the last day and made a leap in the qualifying table. Now he wants another 3 points in his stadium to try to get closer to the leaders of the national championship. The local team has a good balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since they scored 8 goals, being the seventh best attack of the competition, and suffered 6 goals, having the seventh best defense, but still can improve in both sectors, by the good quality of its players. Playing at home, as in the game this Saturday, the Fluminense has 2 wins and 1 draw, being that he suffered only 1 goal in these 3 games, being a defensively organized team that has quick departures in the counterattack that usually surprise the opposing defenses, being a young team with optimal physical strength. For the confrontation with Chapecoense, coach Abel Braga will not be able to count on the lateral Ayrton Lucas, due to an injury.
Chapecoense:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position, with 6 points won. In last match, they lost in an away match against Internacional (3-0), after in the previous match they won at home, against Flamengo, by (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Chapecoense has won 2, tied 6 and lost 2. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
La Chapecoense is making a negative campaign in the Brazilian championship. His only victory was against a team practically all Flamengo reserves and needs to start presenting a better football to try to get away from the relegation zone, which has an advantage of only 1 point. The visiting team has a somewhat inefficient attack, which scored only 6 goals, being the sixth worst in the national championship, but the biggest problem is their fragile defense, which suffered 12 goals and is the worst in the competition, so much so that He suffered goals in only 1 of his 6 games in the Serie A and even in the game in which he did not suffer goals the Chapecoense gave many opportunities to the opponent. The visiting team accumulated 2 losses and 1 draw, having suffered 8 goals and scored only 1, evidencing the enormous difficulty that is far from their domains, being a team that few goal opportunities create and that leaves many spaces in this type of situation . For the game against Fluminense, coach Gilson Kleina has no problems in the team considered as a starter and goes to the field with what he has of better.
Fluminense vs Chapecoense-SC head to head matches
22.10.17 SA Chapecoense-SC Fluminense 2 : 0
04.07.17 SA Fluminense Chapecoense-SC 3 : 3
15.09.16 SA Fluminense Chapecoense-SC 1 : 2
05.06.16 SA Chapecoense-SC Fluminense 0 : 0
07.11.15 SA Fluminense Chapecoense-SC 2 : 3