Flamengo vs Fortaleza Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st July 2023

Flamengo take on visitors Fortaleza at Maracana in a Serie A tie on Saturday.

Placed three in the table Flamengo have amassed 22 points after 12 matches. On 20 points, Fortaleza rank eight with 12 matches played this season.

Flamengo have been a surprise package so far this season and a victory against Fortaleza will help them strengthen their position in the league.

Flamengo scored 20 goals, conceded 15, and pulled off three clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Fortaleza hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 0.8 goals per match for a total of eight goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.

Fortaleza got the better of Flamengo in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-2 and 2-1, respectively.

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Prediction

Flamengo Form

Flamengo look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Red Bull Bragantino, they were left empty-handed in a 4-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Santos in a 2-3 win. They followed that up with a 4-0 win against Aucas in their most recent outing. In their last six Serie A home matches, Flamengo won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 12 and conceding four goals.

Few would have predicted Flamengo to perform as well as they done silencing talk of relegation with nice performances.

Fortaleza Form

Fortaleza won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-0 against Botafogo RJ, before beating Cruzeiro 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against Atletico MG. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Fortaleza won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Fortaleza had their target set on a podium finish as well as qualifying for Europe, and both are still within reach in the Serie A.

Flamengo are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Maracana against visitors Fortaleza.

Flamengo have taken three points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to 11. Fortaleza won two of their last five matches against teams from the top half of the Serie A table, scoring seven and conceding six goals. They collected eight points from these. Flamengo are looking at a record of seven wins, one draw and four defeats in the Serie A this season. Fortaleza have a record of five wins, five draws and two defeats in the Serie A.

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Squads

Flamengo Squad

Aderbar Santos (0/6), Hugo Nogueira (0/0), Matheus Cunha (0/8), Ayrton Lucas (3/12), Cleiton Santos (0/0), David Luiz (1/7), Fabricio Bruno (0/12), Filipe Luis (0/2), Gabriel Noga (0/0), Guillermo Varela (0/1), Jose Wellington (0/0), Leo Pereira (3/11), Matheuzinho (0/0), Pablo (0/0), Rodrigo Caio (0/1), Wesley (0/0), Arturo Vidal (0/6), Bruno Henrique (1/7), Erick Pulgar (2/9), Everton Ribeiro (2/8), Gerson (2/8), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (0/7), Jesus Igor (0/0), Marinho (0/4), Matheus Franca (1/8), Thiago Maia (0/10), Victor Hugo (0/11), Andre Silva (0/0), Everton (2/12), Gabriel Barbosa (3/9), Mateusao (0/0), Matheus Goncalves (0/0), Pedro (4/10).

Fortaleza Squad

Here is the full team squad of Fortaleza. The 48 year-old Juan Pablo Vojvoda will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Fernando Miguel (0/4), Joao Ricardo (0/7), Marcelo Boeck (0/0), Mauricio (0/1), Bernardo Schappo (0/0), Brayan Ceballos (0/3), Bruno Pacheco (0/11), Emanuel Britez (0/10), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Marcelo Conceicao (0/1), Sammuel (0/0), Tinga (1/11), Titi (0/11), Vinicius (0/0), Vitor Ricardo (0/0), Yago Pikachu (2/12), Amorim (0/0), Caio Alexandre (1/12), Calebe (0/12), Dudu (0/1), Hercules (1/11), Jose Welison (0/0), Lucas Crispim (0/3), Lucas Sasha (0/7), Thiago Galhardo (2/9), Tomas Pochettino (2/12), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Guilherme Augusto (0/9), Juan Martin Lucero (1/8), Moises Vieira (3/6), Pedro Rocha (0/0), Renato Kayzer (0/0), Romarinho (0/7), Silvio Romero (2/9), Wesley Braga (0/0).

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Team News

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Lineups

Flamengo vs Fortaleza H2H

Fortaleza celebrated a 3-2 win as well as a 2-1 victory in the last two matches played against Flamengo. Flamengo were a little more successful than Fortaleza in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Flamengo has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/3.

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the last ten matches between Flamengo and Fortaleza.

Flamengo vs Fortaleza Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Erick Pulgar, who is performing well for Flamengo. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Fortaleza.The visitors will be looking to Tomas Pochettino to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for Fortaleza in recent matches.

Flamengo racked up eight wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Maracana, drew one and lost one. Fortaleza won four of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost four times. Flamengo have been good at forcing themselves upon their visitors, as they scored the opening goal in eight of their previous 10 matches at Maracana. Fortaleza scored the first goal in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Flamengo and Fortaleza. More than two goals came out seven times, as Flamengo scored 1.8 goals on average, with Fortaleza pulling off 1.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Flamengo, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Fortaleza, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.