FLUMINENSE v SANTOS FC
Thursday 2nd July 2015 – Kickoff: 2100hrs
Football – Brazil – Serie A Betting Tips
Third placed Fluminense will be keen to maintain their bid for the Copa Libertadores when they entertain bottom half placed Santos on Thursday night.
The hosts still remain unbeaten at home so far in this new Serie A campaign having recorded wins over Joinville, Coritiba and most impressively, Ponte Preta along with draws against 7th placed Corinthians and Serie A league leaders Sport Recife.
Overall, Fluminense have lost just once in their last seven matches which was a 2-1 loss away at Palmeiras but they can take heart from recent away wins at Flamengo and Goias, and they take back-to-back wins into tonight’s encounter with Santos.
Fluminense’s home record stands at 3-2-0 5/0 whilst keeping five clean sheets on the trot on home turf.
Visitors Santos currently sit in 14th place in Serie A but this current position has been largely thanks to remaining unbeaten on home soil so far this term from their first four home matches.
However, just one win from their last seven matches overall has more than accounted for their current bottom half position, while this one success in recent times was registered on home turf with a 1-0 win over Corinthians.
Away from home form has definitely been their Achilles heel to date as they are still yet to record a win on the road with overall stats of 0-2-3 5/8 having suffered defeats at Chapecoense, São Paulo and Internacional while they’ve scraped points against Avai and Atletico Mineiro in 1-1 and 2-2 draws respectively.
In addition, Santos have failed to keep a single clean sheet on their travels so far which could be another key factor in determining the outcome of this clash at Fluminense tonight.
To sum up, I believe the hosts can put a couple past their visitors here while Santos may also come to the party with a goal in what could be a 2-1 win for the hosts.
Pick: Fluminense to win and Over 2.5 @ 1.90 bet365
