Fluminense v Flamengo

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Next up in the Brazilian top flight is this upcoming ‘Flu-Fla' local derby between the co-tenants of the Maracanã in what is expected to be another spicy encounter between the two clubs, with Fluminense currently sitting bottom of the Serie A table after being dealt yet another defeat in the Brazilian top flight last night with a 2-0 loss on the road at Cruzeiro, while Flamengo registered a 2-1 home win against Bahia in midweek to send them top of the domestic top flight table.

It's been a wretched season and a campaign to forget so far for Fluminense as the hosts not only occupy bottom place in the Serie A table but they have also managed to capture just the single win to date this term which came in the shape of a 2-1 home win against fellow strugglers, Vasco da Gama.

However, Fluminense have also stumbled to six defeats within their opening 10 league matches already although only one of these six losses have been incurred at the Maracanã when they were dealt a 2-1 defeat by visitors, Atletico GO, but the bigger picture hasn't looked very encouraging for a while now.

Indeed, Flu' have managed to capture just one win in their previous 12 matches overall in Serie A.

Flamengo by contrast sit top of the Serie A table where they hold a narrow one-point lead over second placed Botafogo following their recent 2-1 home win against Bahia which incidentally became a fourth win in five games for Tite's side which followed previous victories gained over Corinthians, Vasco da Gama and Gremio respectively.

In addition, Flamengo have been handed just the single defeat so far within their 10 games played to date, that being a 2-0 loss on home soil to Botafogo but also consists of six wins and three draws in the process.

Four of Flamengo's six wins to date have been achieved on home soil at their Maracanã and let's not forget that this upcoming clash is also a home fixture for Fla' as well; an earlier win this season at home against Sao Paulo should also help towards a confident and upbeat Flamengo outfit taking the field in this upcoming local derby.

The bigger picture shows Flamengo have been dealt just three defeats in their last 18 matches overall in the Brazilian top flight and having picked up 11 wins within this period, Tite's side look to hold the upper hand in this encounter.

Fluminense v Flamengo Verdict

Flamengo are unbeaten in the last seven meetings between themselves and Fluminense and it's the ‘visitors' that again look to hold all the aces ahead of this upcoming encounter, and they have the added motivation of wanting to remain top of the Serie A table as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Flamengo win @ 2.25

Other side bets worth considering:

Flamengo win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct Score: Flamengo 2-1 @ 8.50