In the early hours of Thursday (CET), Cruzeiro and Fluminense go head-to-head at the Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto in a big game in the Brazilian Serie A.
The home team have recorded three straight league wins in the Brazilian top flight, having kicked off their campaign with a 2-1 defeat at Corinthians. Last time out, Pepa’s team recorded a 2-1 home win over Santos.
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The game continued the high-scoring trend of late for Cruzeiro in the league, as three of their opening league games in Serie A have produced over 2.5 goals.
Cruzeiro have won their last two home games in the Brazilian top flight. However, on the flip side, they have won just three of their previous 13 league matches on home soil.
Their home matches have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in ten of their last 11 games on home soil.
The fact that Cruzeiro has failed to score in four of their previous six home league games has been a big factor in those low-scoring home matches.
After opening their Serie A campaign with two straight wins, Fernando Diniz’s team has now taken just a point from games against Fortaleza and last time out Vasco da Gama.
However, the 4-2 defeat against Fortaleza was their only league defeat in 11 league matches dating back to last season.
Fluminense has been relatively prolific in their most recent league matches, as they have scored at least two goals in five of their last seven games in Serie A.
The visitors have a stellar recent away record in the Brazilian top flight, as the defeat against Fortaleza ended a five-game winning streak on their travels in the league.
Forebet predicts that Fluminense will continue their recent prolific league form by recording a win in a high-scoring encounter.