Flamengo vs Fluminense FC Preview

7^th in the table Flamengo will look to get into the top five when they host Fluminense in this game.

Flamengo have gathered 39 points from 26 games after winning 10, drawing 9 and losing 7 of those matches.

They are five points ahead of Athletico-PR and 5 points behind 4^th placed Cruzeiro.

This game could take them above Botafogo who have just 1 points more than them.

After winning impressively against Sport Recife and Chapecoense in mid-September, they have slumped to a run of 3 games without a win including their Cup loss to Cruzeiro in the Brazilian Cup.

They will be hoping top scorer P Guerrero can get a couple of goals in this game and help them get back to winning ways again.

Fluminense are disappointingly placed 16^th in the league table and they will be desperate to get up the table and avoid a late relegation scare.

They have taken just 31 points from 26 league games so far and have a negative goal difference of -2.

They come into this game off the back of a 1-0 loss at Gremio which was their 4^th consecutive loss.

They have scored just two goals in that run of games while conceding 7 and with just one point separating them from the relegation zone they need a win in this game to keep them out of trouble as a loss and a win for other relegation battlers could see them drop into the relegation dogfight with 12 games left to play.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Flamengo

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Cruzeiro		0-0		Flamengo	Sep 28, 2017	Copa Do Brazil
D	Flamengo		1-1		Avaí	Sep 24, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
W	Flamengo		4-0		Chapecoense AF	Sep 21, 2017	Copa Sudamericana
W	Flamengo		2-0		Sport	Sep 17, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
D	Chapecoense AF		0-0		Flamengo	Sep 14, 2017	Copa Sudamericana

Fluminense FC 

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Fluminense FC		0-1		Palmeiras	Sep 24, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
L	LDU Quito		2-1		Fluminense FC	Sep 22, 2017	Copa Sudamericana
L	Atlético Paranaense		3-1		Fluminense FC	Sep 17, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
W	Fluminense FC		1-0		LDU Quito	Sep 15, 2017	Copa Sudamericana
D	EC Vitória		2-2		Fluminense FC	Sep 10, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Fluminense FC		2-2		Flamengo	Jun 18, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
Fluminense FC		1-1		Flamengo	Apr 2, 2017	Brazilian Campeonato Carioca
Fluminense FC		3-3		Flamengo	Mar 5, 2017	Brazilian Campeonato Carioca
Fluminense FC		1-2		Flamengo	Oct 14, 2016	Futebol Brasileiro
Flamengo		1-2		Fluminense FC	Jun 26, 2016	Futebol Brasileiro

Other fixtures taking place this week in Brazil Serie A:

Brazil Serie A Table

Brazil  Serie A Results