It's a new beginning in Carioca Serie A - the first fixture of the season. Read the full guide and see how Fluminense and Volta Redonda did in their pre-season matches!
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Volta Redonda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Fluminense nor Volta Redonda as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fluminense form and stats
The previous season, Fluminense's league stats were 21 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, providing 3rd place in the Carioca Serie A. Over these 38 matches they scored {63 goals} and conceded 41. Appearing as the host team in the former season Fluminense delivered 12-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {39 goals} and 20 conceded.
It should be added that a peek at the 13 latest league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Volta Redonda form and stats
Let's have a look at how Volta Redonda performed last season in the Carioca Serie A: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded {22 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 1 and lost 5 with 9/12 goals scored/conceded.
That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.
Nobody expects Volta Redonda to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 5 times before, with the overall statistics of won 3, draw 1 and lost 1. When defeated, 0 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Observe that 11 of this side's 12 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Fluminense - Volta Redonda 7-0. Alix (Volta Redonda) was sent off when these teams met earlier this season. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Fluminense, one draw and five wins for Volta Redonda. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Fluminense missing players
Volta Redonda missing players
| Fluminense | Volta Redonda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 92% |
| 69% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 85% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 86% | 85% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 71% | 62% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 62% |
| 62% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 7.2 | 6.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 41% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 39% |
| 8.6 | 9.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.9 | 11 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
- Fluminense have created more than twice as many corners as Volta Redonda.
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fluminense have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Volta Redonda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
