Botafogo Fluminense betting prediction

The away team comes to this stage of the Carioca 1 (Championship ‑ Semi‑finals) after having ended the previous round in the 1^st position, with 28 points won. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 5 conceded. In their last match, for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, they got an away loss against Olimpia by (4‑1), after a penalty shootout. In the last 5 away league matches Fluminense has a record of 4 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 13 points out of 15 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 5 away matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 39 of the last 64 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals.

Fluminense, which plays this first match of the Carioca Championship semifinal away from home, has the advantage of playing the second leg game, which defines the spot in the final, at home. That's because Tricolor das Laranjeiras achieved the best performance of the first phase of the Carioca Championship, called Taça Guanabara, having achieved 9 victories, in addition to 1 draw and 1 defeat in the 11 games played. With the leadership of the Taça Guanabara, Fluminense will also have the advantage of advancing to the grand final of the Campeonato Carioca in case of a tie in the aggregate result of the first and second legs of the semifinal, in which they face the 4th place in the first phase. Despite coming from a very disappointing elimination, in the last qualifying round of the Copa Libertadores da América, having lost 2-0 to Olimpia, in Paraguay, in a confrontation with controversial arbitration decisions, after having won the game 3-1 of the first leg, at home, Fluminense is certainly motivated to advance to the Carioca Championship final. The goal of Tricolor das Laranjeiras, at least now, eliminated from Libertadores, is the title of Campeonato Carioca, mainly to end the current hegemony of Flamengo, who won the last three editions, two of them facing Fluminense in the final.

Confirmed Lineup: Marcos Felipe, Mario Pineida, Nino, Manoel, Lucas Calegari, David Braz, André Trindade da Costa Neto, Matheus Martinelli, Jhon Arias, Willian, Germán Cano.
Coach: F. Diniz Silva.