Fluminense have delivered well so far, sitting at 3rd position in the table. Bragantino have an outlook both up and down the table from their 8th spot.
- Fluminense is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A
- Bragantino have the most scored goals (29) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Fluminense nor Bragantino 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 story so far in the Serie A for Fluminense at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Fluminense are returning here after visiting Goiás and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Willian, Cano and Arias scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Silva when Willian scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute. Midfield player Ganso got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Ganso served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 70 successful passes (of 76 total).
2-2 away at São Paulo before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fluminense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Fluminense after this match as they are travelling to Fortaleza for a Copa do Brasil game in only two days.
A decent goal production from Fluminense in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bragantino form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bragantino, who have the most scored goals (29) in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Novaes and Evangelista scored in Bragantino's previous match, the home game against Fortaleza that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Barbieri when Novaes scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Attacker Novaes got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Novaes scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against America Mineiro with the score of 3-0.Bragantino are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Bragantino are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bragantino have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Fluminense two wins, two draws and Bragantino two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |   A. Barra Mansa Realino de Souza 5 goals | J. Arias Andrade 4 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Bragantino missing players
| Fluminense | Bragantino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 89% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 44% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 11% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 22% |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.1 | 16.6 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 33% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 32% |
| 12 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
- Bragantino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bragantino have the most scored goals (12) away in Serie A
- Bragantino have the most scored goals (29) in Serie A
- Bragantino have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Serie A
- Bragantino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bragantino haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fluminense is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Atletico PR | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Internacional | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Santos | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ceará | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Avaí | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Goiás | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 14 |
| 20 | Juventude | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 13 |
