Fluminense x Grêmio – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 06/12/2023

Fluminense and Grêmio face each other on the night of this Wednesday, December 6, 2023, starting at 9:30 pm Brasília time, in a game valid for the 38th round of Series A of the Brazilian Championship. The match is scheduled to take place at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Fluminense

The Fluminense team has already managed to crown its season with the unprecedented Copa Libertadores title and is on a honeymoon with its fans due to the magical season under the command of Fernando Diniz.

Now the Tricolor team will enter the field just to complete the Brasileirão schedule and say goodbye to their fans before embarking on the Club World Cup that will take place next week, in Saudi Arabia.

Even so, the Rio team is considered the favorite to win this Wednesday, according to their odds at bookmakers, however, the team will have to do it without several players.

After all, names like Marlon, Marcelo, Nino, Samuel Xavier, Jorge, Jhon Arias, Gustavo Apis, Germán Cano and Felipe Melo should not enter the field, as well as Lucas Justen, who received a red card in the last round and will serve an automatic suspension.

In the previous duel, even with its head focused on the Club World Cup, Fluminense managed to face Palmeiras in the middle of the Allianz Parque stadium, in a very balanced match where Flu had its performance hampered in the second stage due to having played more than 40 minutes with a less man.

Even so, the Cariocas sold their defeat dearly with a minimum score of 1-0, leaving Tricolor das Laranjeiras in seventh place on the Brasileirão leaderboard, with 56 points achieved so far, with no chance of winning the title or being relegated to second place. Therefore, they will enter the field just to fulfill the table and maintain their seventh place, as they already have a guaranteed place in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.

In the 5 most recent clashes, 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat were recorded, beating Coritiba, São Paulo and also Santos, in addition to drawing with Flamengo and losing to Palmeiras.

Playing as home team in Rio de Janeiro, the Fluminense team recorded a campaign with 13 wins, 4 draws and only 1 defeat in the 18 matches played, totaling 31 goals scored and 15 conceded.

Grêmio

On the other side is the Grêmio team, which in turn has two consecutive victories and boasts the second best attack in the championship with 60 goals scored in the 37 rounds played.

The Grêmio team remains in a fierce dispute to confirm its place in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores and knows that any stumble in this round could end up costing it dearly, considering that the club from Rio Grande do Sul has no room for error in this decisive round.

In the last round, the team led by Renato Gaúcho did well by beating Vasco by the minimum score of 1-0, starting to depend solely on their own strength to guarantee themselves in the G-4.

At the moment, the club occupies exactly fourth place in the Brasileirão, with 65 points achieved so far, having only one above Botafogo, the first team outside the G-4 of the competition.

In their 5 most recent matches played for the Brasileirão, they recorded 3 wins, no draws and only 2 defeats, beating Vasco, Goiás and Botafogo, in addition to losing to Corinthians and also to Atlético-MG.

Acting as a visitor, the Grêmio team has a record of 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats in the 18 matches played, totaling 26 goals scored and 38 conceded.

Conclusion:

Owner of the second best attack and also the fourth worst defense in the competition, Grêmio recorded impressive numbers, scoring 60 goals and conceding 54 over the 37 rounds played and is characterized by a bold style of play that tends to result in high-scoring matches.

As Fluminense will enter the field without much attachment to the result and also prioritizes the offensive sector, the expectation is that we will have a very interesting match to bet on in the goals market this Wednesday.