Fluminense vs Palmeiras Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th July 2024

Fluminense enjoy home advantage, when visitors Palmeiras swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Fluminense are number 20 in the table on eight points after 16 matches. Palmeiras rank as number 2 with 36 points after 18 matches played.

Fluminense are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Palmeiras in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Maracana.

Fluminense scored four times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.4 goals a game. They conceded 12 and managed zero clean sheets.

Palmeiras scored 20 goals, conceded nine and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Fluminense took a hit when Palmeiras handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-1 win.

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Prediction

Fluminense Form

Fluminense are without a win from their previous three outings, as Internacional managed a draw, before they lost 1-0 against Fortaleza. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Criciuma. Fluminense are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.

Palmeiras Form

The results have been up and down for Palmeiras, who beat Atletico GO by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Botafogo RJ, before claiming a victory in a 2-0 game against Cruzeiro. Palmeiras won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding seven times.

For whatever reason, Palmeiras and Fluminense usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Fluminense fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Palmeiras took four wins and 13 points in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Serie A, as they scored ten goals while also allowing four against. Fluminense have so far been able to win just once after 16 Serie A games played, in stead showing off five draws and ten defeats. Palmeiras enjoy a record of 11 wins, three draws and four defeats in the Serie A.

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Squads

Fluminense Squad

Mano Menezes will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Palmeiras from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Fabio (0/16), Felipe Alves (0/0), Gustavo Ramalho (0/0), Vitor Eudes (0/0), Antonio Carlos (0/9), Diogo Barbosa (0/11), Esquerdinha (0/0), Felipe Andrade (0/5), Guga (0/4), Ignacio (0/0), Manoel Messias (0/7), Marcelo (1/10), Thiago Silva (0/0), Alexsander Gomes (0/11), Andre (0/5), Arthur Wenderroscky (0/0), Calegari (0/0), Douglas Costa (0/10), Felipe Melo (0/6), Gabriel Pires (0/5), Ganso (3/14), Isaac (0/0), Jhon Arias (0/7), Martinelli (1/15), Nonato (0/0), Renato Augusto (1/10), Samuel Xavier (0/11), Thiago Santos (0/8), Vinicius Lima (2/10), Alexandre Jesus (0/0), David Terans (0/7), German Cano (2/13), Jan Franc Lucumi (0/0), John Kennedy (0/14), Kaua Elias (1/9), Keno (0/10), Lele (0/0), Marquinhos (0/12).

Palmeiras Squad

Here is the full team squad of Palmeiras. The 45 year-old Abel Ferreira will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Kaique (0/0), Marcelo Lomba (0/0), Mateus Oliveira (0/0), Weverton (0/18), Gustavo Gomez (1/10), Lazaro (2/9), Marcos Rocha (0/14), Mayke (1/16), Michel (0/0), Murilo Cerqueira (0/13), Vanderlan (0/10), Agustin Giay (0/0), Anibal Moreno (1/15), Caio Paulista (0/8), Dudu (0/6), Fabinho (1/10), Gabriel Menino (1/16), Jhonatan (0/3), Joaquin Piquerez (2/16), Jose Lopez (5/16), Kaiky Naves (0/8), Mauricio (0/0), Pedro Bicalho (0/0), Raphael Veiga (2/16), Richard Rios (1/7), Romulo (0/4), Tabata (0/0), Ze Rafael (0/10), Bruno Rodrigues (0/0), Estevao (5/17), Felipe Anderson (0/0), Luighi (0/0), Rony (3/17).

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Team News

Fluminense have an almost full squad available against Palmeiras at Maracana with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Martinelli to show up in the Fluminense dressing room, as he is suspended.

Apparently, Palmeiras have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Thursday. For instance, Palmeiras won't be able to field Richard Rios as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Dudu is too injured to face Palmeiras.

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Lineups

Fluminense vs Palmeiras H2H

Fluminense took a hit when Palmeiras handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Fluminense won three matches and Palmeiras won four Matches of the latest ten encounters. Palmeiras came out 1-0 winners in the most recent meeting, though, and the bookies best betting odds on another away win at full-time are at 19/20.

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Results

Recent meetings between Fluminense and visiting side Palmeiras might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/4 with the bookies.

Fluminense vs Palmeiras Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Ganso will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Palmeiras hope Jose Lopez can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

Fluminense won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Palmeiras won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Maracana since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Fluminense. The same occurred in three of the last 10 league games away from home for Palmeiras.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Fluminense and Palmeiras as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Fluminense scored an average of 0.8 goals a game, with Palmeiras averaging 1.2 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Fluminense’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Palmeiras, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.