Fluminense vs Gremio prediction and betting tips on August 21, 2024
Game Prediction
The return match between Fluminense and Gremio will take place in the 1/8 finals of the Copa Libertadores on August 21, 2024. The guests can play for a draw, which will ensure them a quarter-final, when the hosts need only a victory.
Fluminense vs Gremio: key statistics and trends
- Fluminense has won only 1 of its 6 previous matches.
- Gremio has not lost in 8 matches in a row, but the streak was interrupted in the previous round.
- The most common score between the clubs is a 1-0 result in favour of Gremio (10 times).
- Fluminense’s last home win over Gremio was in 2019.
- Gremio has not lost any of 4 previous away matches.
- Fluminense wins the first half in 25% of matches, Gremio does the same in 32% of meetings.
Our prediction for the match Fluminense vs Gremio
Last season, “the Tricolor” managed to win, for the first time in the history, the Copa Libertadores. And the club was successful at the international stage in 2024: it won the Recopa in the winter and took 4 victories and 2 draws in the group stage in the spring. “The Musketeers”, the vice-champions of Brazil in 2023, played worse in the Copa, but took their 10 points and finished the confrontation of the quartet in 2nd position.
At the same time, both clubs failed in the Serie A for a long time, having practically reached the relegation zone. “The Tricolor” came to life only after Fernando Diniz was replaced by Mano Menezes. And then by August, new problems began: they were eliminated from the cup by Juventude, lost to Vasco da Gama. And only with Corinthians they played a draw. Renato Gaucho coped in Porto Alegre, and the newcomer, Braithwaite, started scoring. It didn't work out, both in the cup and in the championship, only in the confrontation with “Timão”. And the previous round brought a 0-2 failure in the battle against Bahia.
Speaking about the first match, which took place on the field of “the Musketeers”, Reinaldo’s double brought a strong-willed victory to the hosts, who were playing with 10 men after Eli was sent off. Gremio has recently learned to almost never concede. On the other hand, “Flu” also won with a 1-0 score in the summer.
Fluminense vs Gremio: possible starting line-ups
Fluminense (possible line-up): Fabio – Mendes da Silva, Thiago Silva, Thiago Santos, Samuel Xavier – Andre, Martinelli, Alexsander, Ganso, Arias – Elias.
Gremio (possible line-up): Marchesin – Reinaldo, Jemerson, Gustavo Martins, Joao Pedro – Dodi, Villasanti, Soteldo, Cristaldo, Pavon – Braithwaite.
Previous head-to-head matches: Fluminense vs Gremio
“The Musketeers” have consistently won against “Les Tricolores” 7 times in a row since 2020.
Free prediction for the match Fluminense vs Gremio
The guests just need to not let themselves be beaten, and they are capable of doing that. We bet that “the Musketeers” will not lose (odd: 1.7).