The final game in the 27th round of fixtures in the 2023 Brazilian Serie A takes place on the 19th of October as Fluminense meet Corinthians.
The match will be played at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho and the hosts are currently 7th in the table on 41 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 31 points.
Fluminense come into the match on the back of a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of league leaders, Botafogo. It took only 20 minutes for Botafogo to open the scoring and they added a second goal just 2 minutes later to take control of the game.
Despite having over an hour remaining in the match, Fluminense could not get back into the contest.
The defeat at home against Botafogo means Fluminense have recorded just a single victory from their last 4 matches in all competitions.
The win came away from home against Internacional in the Copa Libertadores semi-final, meaning Fluminense progressed to the final. However, there was a 3-0 defeat at Cuiabá in Serie A prior to the Copa Libertadores win.
Trends show in their 27 most recent home matches in Serie A, Fluminense have been undefeated 25 times.
They have won 5 of their last 6 Serie A games and have lost only 1 of their last 17 league fixtures on home soil. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Fluminense’s last 3 home Serie A games.
Corinthians travel to the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho having been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Flamengo in their most recent match in Serie A.
With the score 0-0 at half time, Flamengo opened the scoring in 54th minute but Corinthians struck back from the penalty spot in the 79th minute to take a point.
That result means Corinthians have failed to win any of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats away to Sao Paulo in Serie A and Fortaleza in the Copa Sudamericana semi-final.
Corinthians were also held at home by Fortaleza in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-final, meaning they have been eliminated from the competition.
Trends show Corinthians are unbeaten in 11 of their last 13 matches in Serie A but they have won just 2 of their last 14 away games in the league.
Looking ahead to the team news and Fluminense are without the injured duo of David Braz and Gustavo Apis. Experienced striker German Cano is expected to start in attack.
Corinthians have just one injury concern with Giovane struggling due to a thigh problem.
Fluminense can switch their concentration back to Serie A for the time being have reached the final of the Copa Libertadores.
They will have one eye on that match but should be at full strength for this game. Fluminense are good at home in Serie A and should have enough to defeat Corinthians, with under 2.5 goals scored in total.
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