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Flamengo searching for a fourth successive win
Can Fluminense avoid another away defeat?
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Flamengo vs Fluminense Predictions
An in-form Flamengo can maintain their winning run with another victory on Thursday.
A home win is my top tip at the Maracana.
Flamengo won 5 of their last 7 home matches
Flamengo won their last 3 matches
Fluminense lost 3 of their last 4 matches against Flamengo
Fluminense lost 6 of their last 7 away matches
Head to Head
Old rivals Flamengo and Fluminense have faced each other 55 times in the past decade. Flamengo hold the H2H advantage, scoring 23 wins to Fluminense's 16.
Flamengo have enjoyed the better of recent contests, with four wins and four draws picked up from their last eight encounters.
Flamengo Form
Flamengo return to action after a profitable week prior to the recent international break.
Tite's side scored three successive victories in the space of seven days against Athletico Paranaense (1-0), Corinthians (1-0), and Bahia (2-0).
The Rubro-Negro boast a formidable record in home matches this season, with 15 wins and just two defeats recorded from their last 20 games played at the Maracana.
Twenty-eight games into the Serie A season, Flamengo sit fourth in Serie A, nine points behind pacesetters Botafogo.
Flamengo Team News
Head coach Tite is unable to call on a handful of first-team players this week. Alex Sandro, Luiz Araújo, Everton, Matías Viña and Pedro are all expected to miss out.
Carlos Alcaraz could earn a recall to the first XI after finding the net as a second-half substitute against Bahia.
Fluminense Form
Fluminense come into Thursday's Serie A contest after breaking a three-game losing run before the recent international hiatus. Jhon Arias's second-half goal secured a narrow 1-0 league victory against Cruzeiro.
The Tricolor Flu Fluzão suffered successive defeats against Botafogo (1-0), Atlético Mineiro (2-0) and Atlético Goianiense (1-0) before their much-needed success a fortnight ago.
Mano Menezes's side have a miserable road record in Serie A over the past year. Fluminense lost 11 of 15 away fixtures over the past ten months.
Fluminense Team News
Head coach Menezes has four expected injury absentees ahead of the trip to the Maracana. Thiago Silva, Nonato, Ignácio and Lelê are all tipped to remain sidelined on Thursday.