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The Serie A clash at Fluminense's stadium this coming Saturday sees home team Fluminense battling it out for the win against Corinthians. The last time these two teams squared up, Corinthians ran out 1-0 winners.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Corinthians have claimed 26 points after 14 rounds, while Fluminense have amassed 21 points and are now ranked as number 6 in the Serie A standings.

Entering the match as a favourite, Fluminense will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this Serie A campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

Fluminense are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents ten goals, or an average of one goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Corinthians average one goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of ten goals. They conceded an average of 0.6 per game, for a total of six goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring five times.

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Fluminense Form

Their last three matches saw Fluminense drawing 0-0 with America MG, before taking out Avai FC by 2-0, and Botafogo RJ by 0-1. In their last six Serie A home matches, Fluminense have three wins, while they've drawn zero and lost three. They scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Corinthians Form

In their last three matches, Corinthians drew 1-1 with Athletico Paranaense, beat Goias 1-0 before a 0-0 draw with Santos. Corinthians claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and five scored.

Fluminense have taken 11 points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 10 goals to eight. Corinthians took one wins from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They collected seven points, scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Fluminense get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Corinthians.

Fluminense vs Corinthians Stats

      Fluminense vs Corinthians Team News

      Corinthians are juggling with three absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Fluminense.

      Names like Gil, Luan and Paulinho most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Fluminense.

      Fluminense vs Corinthians H2H

      Corinthians ended up winning 1-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. All in all, Corinthians have a fine reading on Fluminense in previous seasons with a 5-1-4 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Corinthians to win this match at best price odds of 3.80.

      In the past ten matches between home side Fluminense and Corinthians both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2.10.

      Fluminense vs Corinthians Betting Tips

      Fluminense collected six wins, drew one and lost three in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Fluminense's stadium. Corinthians won three of their previous 10 away, drew five and lost two times. Corinthians won two of their last 10 matches away from home without conceding.

      Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Fluminense and Corinthians, with the latter scoring 1.5 goals on average in these. Fluminense managed an average of 0.9 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Fluminense’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 2.2 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in one of the last ten matches that Corinthians played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.