Juventude - Fluminense: Small difference between teams in Serie A clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 17.November
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi (30519 seats)

Fluminense know they are in for a rough visit to Juventude and their Estádio Alfredo Jaconi. This news article has all the information you need ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • Juventude have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Serie A

It's no vacation for neither Juventude nor Fluminense 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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Juventude form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Juventude at their home stadium (Estádio Alfredo Jaconi) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Juventude are returning here after visiting Chapecoense in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Vitor Mendes and Guilherme Castilho scored the goal(s). Guilherme Castilho (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.15/10. Castilho scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Internacional in a game that was won 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Juventude have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn five and lost one.

There will be little rest for Juventude after this match as they are travelling to Atletico Mineiro for a Serie A game in only three days.

Juventude are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 16 games. Juventude are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches. 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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Fluminense form and stats

Fluminense have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 4-4-8 (16 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. De Oliveira, the Fluminense manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Yago Felipe (2) scored in Fluminense's previous match, the home game against Palmeiras that ended 2-1. Yago Felipe got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, top player of the team. Felipe scored two goals.

Prior to that match, the Fluminense manager M. De Oliveira faced defeat when travelling to Gremio and losing 0-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fluminense playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Fluminense wins, two draws and seven defeats.

A new game in only four days for Fluminense, the Serie A home match versus America Mineiro. Busy days.

The attacking power of Fluminense when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Fluminense have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played previously this season: Fluminense - Juventude 1-1. Previous seven meetings involving these contenders: Juventude won one, Fluminense were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

JuventudeR. Bueno da Silva
R. Bueno da Silva
5 goals
JuventudeG. Castilho Carvalho
G. Castilho Carvalho
4 goals
FluminenseL. Rosa da Silva
L. Rosa da Silva
4 goals

Juventude missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Juventude Fluminense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 16 6 Played P 5 16 32
8 6 2 Won W 2 4 12
12 6 2 Drew D 1 4 9
11 4 2 Lost L 2 8 11
31 16 7 Scored S 4 13 31
37 15 7 Conceded C 4 19 33
90% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 91%
74% 69% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 44% 53%
39% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 31%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 16%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
55% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 44%
29% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 28%
26% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 38%
 
3.8 4.4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.8 4.7
5 4.4 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 4.8
2.5 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 13.4 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.8 11.3
3.5 3.8 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.1 4.1
29% 26% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 20% 24%
 
12.8 11.4 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 13.2 12.3
3.6 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.6 3.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Juventude have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) 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 Atletico Mineiro 31 21 5 5 50 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 15 7 4 4 16 13 28 68
2 Flamengo 31 18 6 7 61 28 16 11 1 4 28 13 15 7 5 3 33 15 33 60
3 Palmeiras 32 18 4 10 52 37 16 10 2 4 30 22 16 8 2 6 22 15 15 58
4 Bragantino 33 13 13 7 50 37 17 6 8 3 26 19 16 7 5 4 24 18 13 52
5 Corinthians 32 13 11 8 35 31 16 8 4 4 22 17 16 5 7 4 13 14 4 50
6 Fortaleza 32 14 7 11 40 37 15 8 4 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 18 23 3 49
7 Internacional 32 12 11 9 41 34 16 8 5 3 26 17 16 4 6 6 15 17 7 47
8 Fluminense 32 12 9 11 31 33 16 8 5 3 18 14 16 4 4 8 13 19 -2 45
9 America Mineiro 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 7 5 4 17 11 16 4 6 6 18 23 1 44
10 Ceara 32 9 15 8 31 33 17 9 6 2 22 13 15 0 9 6 9 20 -2 42
11 Atletico PR 32 12 5 15 39 42 16 7 4 5 22 20 16 5 1 10 17 22 -3 41
12 Santos 32 9 12 11 28 36 16 7 5 4 16 13 16 2 7 7 12 23 -8 39
13 Cuiaba 32 8 15 9 30 32 16 5 6 5 15 17 16 3 9 4 15 15 -2 39
14 Atletico GO 31 9 11 11 24 32 15 4 8 3 11 11 16 5 3 8 13 21 -8 38
15 São Paulo 32 8 14 10 24 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 16 3 6 7 11 19 -9 38
16 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
17 Juventude 31 8 12 11 31 37 16 6 6 4 16 15 15 2 6 7 15 22 -6 36
18 Sport Recife 33 7 9 17 20 33 16 4 5 7 10 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -13 30
19 Gremio 31 8 5 18 27 41 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 3 0 13 10 25 -14 29
20 Chapecoense 32 1 12 19 26 54 16 0 6 10 12 27 16 1 6 9 14 27 -28 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 Atletico Mineiro 31 21 5 5 50 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 15 7 4 4 16 13 28 68
2 Flamengo 31 18 6 7 61 28 16 11 1 4 28 13 15 7 5 3 33 15 33 60
3 Palmeiras 32 18 4 10 52 37 16 10 2 4 30 22 16 8 2 6 22 15 15 58
4 Bragantino 33 13 13 7 50 37 17 6 8 3 26 19 16 7 5 4 24 18 13 52
5 Corinthians 32 13 11 8 35 31 16 8 4 4 22 17 16 5 7 4 13 14 4 50
6 Fortaleza 32 14 7 11 40 37 15 8 4 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 18 23 3 49
7 Internacional 32 12 11 9 41 34 16 8 5 3 26 17 16 4 6 6 15 17 7 47
8 Fluminense 32 12 9 11 31 33 16 8 5 3 18 14 16 4 4 8 13 19 -2 45
9 America Mineiro 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 7 5 4 17 11 16 4 6 6 18 23 1 44
10 Ceara 32 9 15 8 31 33 17 9 6 2 22 13 15 0 9 6 9 20 -2 42
11 Atletico PR 32 12 5 15 39 42 16 7 4 5 22 20 16 5 1 10 17 22 -3 41
12 Santos 32 9 12 11 28 36 16 7 5 4 16 13 16 2 7 7 12 23 -8 39
13 Cuiaba 32 8 15 9 30 32 16 5 6 5 15 17 16 3 9 4 15 15 -2 39
14 Atletico GO 31 9 11 11 24 32 15 4 8 3 11 11 16 5 3 8 13 21 -8 38
15 São Paulo 32 8 14 10 24 33 16 5 8 3 13 14 16 3 6 7 11 19 -9 38
16 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
17 Juventude 31 8 12 11 31 37 16 6 6 4 16 15 15 2 6 7 15 22 -6 36
18 Sport Recife 33 7 9 17 20 33 16 4 5 7 10 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -13 30
19 Gremio 31 8 5 18 27 41 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 3 0 13 10 25 -14 29
20 Chapecoense 32 1 12 19 26 54 16 0 6 10 12 27 16 1 6 9 14 27 -28 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.