Gremio looks to end their four unbeaten streaks in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A when they welcome Fluminense. The match is scheduled for Wednesday at the Arena do Gremio, with a kickoff at 3:30 am.
If they lose tonight, Immortal Tricolor will need to hope Internacional does them a big favor by losing or drawing with Bahia on Sunday. The Seleção must take all three points from Atletico-GO tonight to avoid needing other teams’ help.
On Saturday, the former two-time domestic league champions Gremio lost for a sixth successive match away from home, with four of those defeats being by a single goal.
Vagner Mancini’s men will try to get back on track Wednesday night when they host Egypt at the Estádio OlÃmpico João Havelange in a match that may not have much bearing on Brazil’s eventual berth at the World Cup.
Marco beat goalkeeper Rui Ramos with a header at the far post, the final touch of a match in which Fluminense put Brazilian league leaders Palmeiras under sustained pressure.
The Tricolor Rio would want to finish off 2021 in style with their eye on qualifying for the Copa Libertadores. They can do that by winning both remaining league games, in which they face Cruzeiro and Flamengo.
Since starting the domestic campaign unbeaten in their first five matches, Fluminense has struggled to move higher in the standings or lower, failing to win or lose more than two straight league matches since August.
Fluminense vs Fluminense Head to Head
Both sides have 39 games against each other with hosts taking seven wins while opponents with twenty wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Internacional 1-0 Gremio
- Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Gremio
- Gremio 1-3 Palmeiras
- Atletico Goianiense 2-0 Gremio
- Gremio 3-2 Juventude
Away
- Fluminense 1-0 Sport Recife
- Ceara SC 1-0 Fluminense
- Santos 2-0 Fluminense
- Fluminense 3-1 Flamengo
- Athletico Paranaense 0-1 Fluminense
Gremio Team News
With a win, Gremio could move closer to a Copa Libertadores spot, and while there is no shortage of motivation, it will be without two of their most important players.
Fluminense Team News
The Fluminense striker scored his third goal in all competitions with the ‘Flu’ here at the Maracana, in a match that was decided by just one goal, David Braz scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give his team three points away from home. Hence, he will be called up this week.
Prediction and Odds
Given their recent woes, we expect the opponents to take advantage and register a win
- Away Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- No Goal: Home
