Fluminense vs Santos Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th July 2023

Fluminense come up against visiting side Santos in a Serie A fixture on Saturday at Maracana.

Placed seven in the table Fluminense have amassed 25 points after 16 matches. On 17 points, Santos rank 14 with 16 matches played this season.

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

Fluminense are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 11 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Santos are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 20 times, an average of two per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Fluminense vs Santos Prediction

Fluminense Form

Fluminense claimed four points to their account in the last three matches, where they won 2-0 against Internacional, followed by a 0-0 draw with Flamengo. Their latest game against Coritiba resulted in a 2-0 defeat. Fluminense won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored eight goals and conceded three times.

Santos Form

Santos added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Goias 4-3. A 4-1 defeat against Sao Paulo followed, before sharing the points with Botafogo RJ in a 2-2 draw. Santos only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to three.

Both Fluminense and Santos are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 17, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Fluminense took 15 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 13 times and conceding nine. Santos won zero matches and picked up three points from their last seven encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. They scored six goals and conceded 13. Fluminense claimed seven wins, four draws as well as five defeats in the Serie A this season. Santos have four wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

Fluminense vs Santos Squads

Fluminense Squad

Diniz will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Santos from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Fabio (0/16), Pedro Rangel (0/0), Vitor Eudes (0/0), Cipriano (0/0), David (0/8), Diogo Barbosa (0/0), Esquerdinha (0/0), Felipe Andrade (0/0), Guga (0/12), Jorge (0/0), Kayky Almeida (0/0), Manoel Messias (0/6), Marcelo (0/7), Marlon (0/0), Nino (2/15), Rafael Monteiro (0/0), Vitor Mendes (0/2), Alexsander Gomes (0/5), Andre (0/13), Arthur Wenderroscky (0/0), Caio Vinicius (0/0), Danielzinho (0/6), Felipe Melo (1/11), Freitas (0/0), Gabriel Pirani (1/9), Giovanni (0/2), Jhon Arias (0/13), Leonardo Fernandez (0/0), Martinelli (1/9), Paulo Ganso (0/0), Samuel (1/12), Thiago Santos (0/8), Vinicius Lima (3/16), Yony Gonzalez (0/0), Alan (1/1), Alexandre Jesus (0/1), German Cano (4/15), John Kennedy (2/13), Kaua Elias (0/0), Keno (0/9), Lele (2/16).

Santos Squad

Here is the full team squad of Santos. The 49 year-old Paulo Turra will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diogenes (0/0), Joao Paulo (0/16), Paulo Mazoti (0/0), Vladimir (0/1), Carlos Cadu (0/0), Derick (0/0), Dodo (0/0), Felipe Jonatan (0/1), Jair Filho (0/0), Joao Lucas (0/8), Joaquim (0/13), Lucas Pires (0/9), Luiz Felipe (0/1), Messias (0/16), Nathan Santos (0/7), Robson Reis (0/0), Alex Nascimento (0/0), Alison (0/5), Daniel Ruiz (0/0), Deivid de Souza (0/0), Dodi (0/14), Gabriel Inocencio (0/13), Guilherme Camacho (0/6), Ivonei Junior (0/1), Jean Lucas (0/0), Kevin Malthus (0/0), Kevyson (0/0), Lucas Barbosa (0/4), Lucas Braga (0/7), Rodrigo Fernandez (1/14), Sandry Santos (0/5), Tailson (0/0), Vinicius (0/3), Yeferson Soteldo (0/0), Allanzinho (0/0), Bruno Marques (0/0), Bruno Mezenga (0/0), Fernandinho (0/0), Luan Dias (0/6), Lucas Lima (0/0), Marcos Leonardo (6/11), Miguel Terceros (0/0), Renyer (0/0), Stiven Mendoza (5/11), Weslley Pinto (0/0).

Fluminense vs Santos Team News

Fluminense vs Santos Lineups

Fluminense vs Santos H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Fluminense have a 20% win rate in the against Santos, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 2-4-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fluminense vs Santos Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Fluminense and Santos both teams scored.

Fluminense vs Santos Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, German Cano will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Santos hope Marcos Leonardo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

In their last 10 matches at Maracana across all tournaments Fluminense won five times, drew five and lost zero times. Santos claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Fluminense on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Santos''s last 10 league games away from home.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Santos and Fluminense, as both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Fluminense performed 0.9 goals on average, whereas Santos averaged 1.3 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Fluminense’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Santos's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.