We have a full round of fixtures in the Brazilian Serie A this weekend, including the meeting between Flamengo and Fortaleza.
The match will be played on the 1st of July at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho and the hosts are currently 3rd in the table on 22 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 20 points.
📸 Gilvan de Souza e Marcelo Cortes / CRF#VamosFlamengo #CRF pic.twitter.com/4IdjSUdHKp— Flamengo (@Flamengo) June 29, 2023
📸 Gilvan de Souza e Marcelo Cortes / CRF#VamosFlamengo #CRF pic.twitter.com/4IdjSUdHKp
Flamengo come into the game on the back of a 4-0 home win over Aucas in the Copa Libertadores group stage. It took only 9 minutes for Flamengo to open the scoring and they doubled their advantage in the 30th minute.
Flamengo took control of the match with a third goal before half time and added a fourth in the 55th minute to seal a comfortable victory. Flamengo qualified for the knockout stages.
The win over Aucas means Flamengo are undefeated in 12 of their 13 most recent fixtures in all competitions. They have won 6 of their last 7 matches, with the wins coming over Vasco da Gama and Santos away plus Gremio at home in Serie A.
There have also been wins over Racing Club at home in the Copa Libertadores plus Fluminense at home in the Copa do Brasil.
Trends show Flamengo are undefeated in each of their last 4 home league games. They have recorded 3 victories in those 4 matches and kept a clean sheet in each of those 3 victories.
Fortaleza make the trip to the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho having beat Palestino 2-1 away from home in the Copa Sudamericana. Fortaleza opened the scoring in the 20th minute and added a second goal in the 74th minute of the game.
Palestino got one back 2 minutes later but Fortaleza held out for the win and won the group.
The victory over Palestino means Fortaleza have won each of their last 3 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Cruzeiro away and Atletico Mineiro at home in Serie A.
Form in the league shows Fortaleza have not lost in 21 of their last 24 games in Serie A. However, they have been struggling to win matches on the road and trends show Fortaleza have won just 1 of their 5 most recent away trips.
Fortaleza have failed to find the back of the net in 2 of their last 4 away league fixtures.
Team news and Flamengo will be without the injured duo of Matheus Franca and Matheuzinho.
Fortaleza have just one injury concern and goalkeeper Fernando Miguel is expected to be unavailable due to a knee problem.
Both teams have been in good form coming into this match but Flamengo have been the most impressive of the two teams.
They have been strong defensively in recent home league matches and we expect Flamengo to take maximum points, keeping a clean sheet in the process.