Qualification on the Line as Fluminense Host Sporting Cristal in the Copa Libertadores

Fluminense RJ vs Sporting Cristal - 28/06/2023

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Qualification on the Line as Fluminense Host Sporting Cristal in the Copa Libertadores

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We have reached the final round of games in the Copa Libertadores group stage and on the 28th of June we have a meeting between Fluminense and Sporting Cristal.

The match will be played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho and the hosts are currently top of Group D on 9 points while the visitors are in third place on 7 points.

O gol que nos colocou na final! Vamos lutar por mais essa taça, #GuerreirasDoFluzão! https://t.co/quAUvSkQaf
— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) June 25, 2023

Fluminense come into the match on the back of a 2-1 home win over Bahia in the Brazilian Serie A on the weekend. It was the away team who opened the scoring after 28 minutes and Fluminense were reduced to ten men 9 minutes later.

However, that did not stop them from going to win the match and Fluminense equalised in the 49th minute and scored the winning goal just 2 minutes later.

The win over Bahia means Fluminense are undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions and in each of their last 3 games.

There have been wins at home over RB Bragantino and Bahia in Serie A plus draws with Goiás away and Atlético Mineiro in Serie A.

The only defeat came away from home in the Copa Libertadores and it was a 2-0 loss at River Plate.

Trends show we have seen 4 straight home Copa Libertadores wins in a row for Fluminense.

The victories have come over Millionarios, Olimpia, The Strongest, and River Plate. Both teams have scored in 3 of Fluminense’s last 5 home Copa Libertadores matches.

Sporting Cristal travel to the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho having beat Academia Cantolao 2-0 away from home in the Peruvian Primera Division.

Both goals were scored in the first half of the match and the win means Sporting Cristal are currently second in the Primera Division on 35 points, 7 points behind the leaders.

The win at Academia Cantolao means Sporting Cristal are undefeated in their 12 most recent fixtures in all competitions.

They have won 4 of their last 5 matches with the other victories coming over Cienciano at home and Sport Huancayo away in the Primera Division plus The Strongest away in the Copa Libertadores.

Trends show Sporting Cristal have won only 1 of their last 7 away matches in the Copa Libertadores. They are undefeated in 2 of their last 3 away fixtures in the competition but have lost 6 of their last 8 on the road.

Team news and Fluminense are without injured midfielder Alexsander but he is the only player definitely out for the hosts. Germán Cano will start in attack.

Sporting Cristal can call upon Irven Ávila up-front and Washington Corozo in support out wide, both of which have 3 goals to their name in the competition this season.

Sporting Cristal know they must win this game to have any chance of progressing to the knockout stage. However, their away record in the Copa Libertadores is poor and we expect to see Fluminense take maximum points, with both teams scoring, and secure their place at the top of Group D.

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