Sao Paulo vs Fluminense Predictions

• Sao Paulo are unbeaten in their last five home meetings with Fluminense
• Fluminense have lost their last four matches
• The last five meetings between this pair have been won by the home side

Home comforts suit Sao Paulo

Home advantage tends to be vital in this fixture with the last five meetings going to the side that were playing in front of their own fans and this could follow a similar narrative.

Sao Paulo are only 12th in the Serie A, one point behind Fluminense despite having played two games more, but back-to-back victories over Corinthians and Juventude suggest that they may be getting their act together.

Even so, Sao Paulo have lost only two of their last 13 home matches and this could represent a good opportunity to maintain the confident spell.

Fluminense struggling to recover from Club World Cup

Fluminense did exceptionally well to make the semi-final of the Club World Cup, where they were eventually undone by champions Chelsea.

However, they have returned from the States with three straight defeats against Cruzeiro, Flamengo and Palmeiras to suggest that they are now paying for those exertions.

Sao Paulo are unbeaten in their last five home meetings with Fluminense, winning the last two by a single goal, so 2-1 could appeal for correct-score punters.