In the early hours of Thursday, Fluminense hosts Fortaleza in the Copa do Brasil quarter-final second leg. The first leg finished in a 1-0 win to Fluminense, and the home side are favourites to progress to the next round of the competition.
The home side heads into this clash on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Internacional in Serie A. The defeat ended a 13-game unbeaten run in all competitions for Fluminense. It was another high-scoring game for Fluminense, as eight of their previous ten games have produced over 2.5 goals.
No jogo de ida, a jogadaça do #TimeDeGuerreiros e o gol do Nonato que abriu a vantagem Tricolor nas quartas de final! Hoje é no Maraca! VAMOS, FLUMINENSE! 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/m2O2AIJOLQ— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) August 17, 2022
No jogo de ida, a jogadaça do #TimeDeGuerreiros e o gol do Nonato que abriu a vantagem Tricolor nas quartas de final! Hoje é no Maraca! VAMOS, FLUMINENSE! 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/m2O2AIJOLQ
Fluminense has a strong recent record in the Copa do Brasil, winning their last five matches in the competition.
A key to their recent good cup results has been a solid defence, as they have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches in the competition.
Fluminense have also won seven of their last eight Copa do Brasil games on home soil while scoring at least two goals in seven of their previous eight home matches in the competition.
The visitors are in good form, having recorded three straight wins in Serie A. Last time out, Juan Vojvoda’s team recorded a 1-0 win at Ceara. The game saw Fortaleza record a third clean sheet in their previous five matches in all competitions.
Fortaleza have lost their last two games in the Copa do Brasil, suffering 1-0 defeats against Ceara and against Fluminense in the first leg.
The visitor's recent away form in the competition has been poor, as they have won just one of their last four matches in the Copa do Brasil games on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Fluminense will record a narrow win in a low-scoring encounter to progress to the semi-finals.