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Fluminense, Recent Form

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With Cruzeiro sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Fluminense won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 away defeat by them last time out.  During that encounter they had 66% possession and had 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 17 shots on goal.  

Having scored 5 goals and conceded 10 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games.  

Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 7 games.  

Flamengo, Recent Form

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Flamengo will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-1 home win against Bahia.  They came away from that fixture with a 35% share of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Bahia, who managed 9 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.  

With 14 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Adenor Leonardo 'Tite' Bacchi will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 5 goals in the same period.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 6 games.  

Pedro Abreu dos Santos will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Fluminense in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Flamengo.