Fluminense vs Palmeiras Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 04/08/2023, 15:45  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 04/08/2023 at 15:48 in Football Predictions

Fifth-placed Fluminense will take on Palmeiras, who are two places above them in the Brazilian Serie A, on Sunday. The hosts come into this match off the back of a 1-1 draw to Argentinos Juniors in the first leg of their round of 16 Copa Libertadores campaign. Last weekend, they overcame Santos 1-0 in the league to take their recent record to three wins, one draw and two losses in their last six league matches, leaving them on 28 points for the season and two behind Gremio in fourth. Their biggest strength this season has been their home form, where they are still unbeaten in the season. Over the nine matches at Estadio Journalista Mario Filho, Fluminense have recorded six wins and three draws. They have also kept three consecutive clean sheets in their last three matches at home. While the last encounter between these sides ended level, Fluminense have gotten the better of this opponent in recent times and are unbeaten in their last three encounters with a win and two draws. The hosts are the marginal favourites, according to the bookmakers. 

Meanwhile, like their opponents, Palmeiras were also involved in Copa Libertadores action in midweek, but they managed to take a 1-0 lead in their first-leg fixture against Atletico Mineiro. With that win, the visitors extended their recent run to four matches unbeaten in all competitions, including three consecutive wins coming into this one. As it stands, Palmeiras are on 31 points after 17 matches, level with Flamengo in second and 12 behind runaway leaders Botafogo. Their away record is also very impressive this season, as they are unbeaten in their last three matches on the road and have only suffered one loss in their nine away matches to date, along with three wins and five draws. This could be a tricky fixture for the visitors, especially considering that they have had one day less to prepare for the match, having played on Thursday as opposed to their opponents, who played the day before.