Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho: Fluminense vs Internacional Serie A pre-match guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 25.November
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (78838 seats)

Fluminense and Internacional have both played out a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both have mid-table positions in the Serie A.

It's no vacation for neither Fluminense nor Internacional 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.

Internacional have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Fluminense form and stats

9 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Fluminense have to build on here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the Serie A. After failing to beat Atletico GO here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Fluminense has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Fluminense's last game was hosting America Mineiro (placed 10th) and winning 2-0. The attacker Luiz Henrique won the honour of being "man of the match" for Fluminense with the rating of 8.05/10. Henrique scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Juventude.

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 ten games) they have won six times, drawn three and lost one.

Fluminense are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Atlético Mineiro awaits in four days.

Fluminense has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. From these home matches, Fluminense have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Internacional form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Bitter travels for Internacional as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Ceará match.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie A home defeat versus Flamengo with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Internacional keeper Marcelo Lomba took pride in a grand day vs Flamengo, but even with pulling off six saves the loss could not be avoided. Attacker Carlos Palacios got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Palacios served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 24 successful passes (of 24 total).

Prior to that match, the Internacional manager D. Aguirre Camblor faced defeat when travelling to Cuiaba and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Internacional have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were one victory, zero draws and zero defeats.

A new game in only four days for Internacional, the Serie A home match versus Santos. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Internacional have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Internacional - Fluminense 4-2 was the score in these squads' previous H2H fixture, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Fluminense victories, two draws and five Internacional wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

InternacionalE. Andrade dos Santos
E. Andrade dos Santos
11 goals
InternacionalY. Monteiro da Silva
Y. Monteiro da Silva
11 goals
FluminenseL. Rosa da Silva
L. Rosa da Silva
5 goals

Fluminense missing players

Internacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Internacional
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
13 9 3 Won W 0 4 12
9 5 1 Drew D 3 6 11
12 3 1 Lost L 2 7 11
33 20 5 Scored S 4 15 42
34 14 4 Conceded C 6 18 37
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 88%
53% 65% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 59%
29% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 41%
15% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 24%
6% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
41% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 50%
29% 41% 80% Clean Sheets C S 20% 35% 32%
38% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 41% 29%
 
4.6 4.4 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 5
4.6 4 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.5 5.1
2 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 6 10
 
11.2 11.9 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.2 12.2
4 4.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.4
24% 29% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 21% 28%
 
12.3 11.2 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.1 12.9
3.8 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Mineiro 33 23 5 5 53 22 17 15 1 1 36 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 31 74
2 Flamengo 33 20 6 7 64 29 17 12 1 4 29 13 16 8 5 3 35 16 35 66
3 Palmeiras 34 18 4 12 52 40 17 10 2 5 30 24 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 58
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 34 13 9 12 33 34 17 9 5 3 20 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -1 48
8 Internacional 34 12 11 11 42 37 17 8 5 4 27 19 17 4 6 7 15 18 5 47
9 Ceará 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
13 Athletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 São Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Atletico GO 33 9 13 11 25 33 16 4 9 3 12 12 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 40
16 Juventude 33 9 12 12 32 39 17 7 6 4 17 15 16 2 6 8 15 24 -7 39
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Grêmio 33 10 5 18 33 42 16 6 5 5 20 16 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 35
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Mineiro 33 23 5 5 53 22 17 15 1 1 36 9 16 8 4 4 17 13 31 74
2 Flamengo 33 20 6 7 64 29 17 12 1 4 29 13 16 8 5 3 35 16 35 66
3 Palmeiras 34 18 4 12 52 40 17 10 2 5 30 24 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 58
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 34 13 9 12 33 34 17 9 5 3 20 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 -1 48
8 Internacional 34 12 11 11 42 37 17 8 5 4 27 19 17 4 6 7 15 18 5 47
9 Ceará 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
13 Athletico PR 33 12 5 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 16 5 1 10 17 22 -4 41
14 São Paulo 33 9 14 10 26 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 41
15 Atletico GO 33 9 13 11 25 33 16 4 9 3 12 12 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 40
16 Juventude 33 9 12 12 32 39 17 7 6 4 17 15 16 2 6 8 15 24 -7 39
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Grêmio 33 10 5 18 33 42 16 6 5 5 20 16 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 35
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.