Brazilian Serie A
2025-07-17 - Fluminense vs Cruzeiro
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Brazil: Serie A
Venue: Estadio do Maracana
Thursday 17th July 2025, 1930hrs (Brasilia time)
Thursday 17th July 2025, 2330hrs (GMT)
The Brazilian top flight action returns on Thursday night with 7th placed Fluminense taking on 2nd placed Cruzeiro at the Estadio do Maracana with Fluminense looking to put pressure on the teams currently occupying the Copa Libertadores places with a win here.
Fluminense are heading into this upcoming Serie A encounter on the back of a successful FIFA Club World Cup campaign which saw the hosts not only emerge from the group stage and finishing up in the semi-finals where they eventually suffered a 2-0 loss to Chelsea.
On the domestic front, Fluminense have previously captured three league wins within their last five games as Renato Portaluppi’s side have registered important victories against Sport Recife, Vasco da Gama and Internacional which will give the hosts plenty of confidence for this upcoming fixture.
Cruzeiro currently occupy 2nd place in the Serie A standings and level on points with Flamengo prior to this upcoming trip to the Estadio do Maracana with the visitors looking to build upon a 4-1 win at home against Gremio last time out.
The visitors have also put together an eight-game unbeaten sequence in the Brazilian top flight which consists of six wins and two draws but the majority of Cruzeiro’s positive results have been achieved on home soil at their Governador Magalhaes Pinto ground, but results away from home have been disappointing.
Indeed, Cruzeiro possess a fairly ordinary away record of 2-2-2 7/5 and this may not be enough to collect all three points against a highly motivated Fluminense side who hold home advantage.
The Betting Verdict
Fluminense have won each of the last four meetings at home against Cruzeiro so the hosts stand a decent chance of at least avoiding defeat here on Thursday night.
The Pick :
Fluminense 1-0 Cruzeiro
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Fluminense AH+0 at odds of 1.63 with Bet365
