Flamengo V Nautico Betting Preview
ROUND 16 BRAZIL SERIE A Preview: FLAMENGO V NAUTICO Date: Sunday 2nd August 2009 at 4.
00pm (local time) Venue: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (MARACANA),in Rio de Janeiro.
FLAMENGO Fla are no world beaters right now but are positioned respectably in 10th which sets them up nicely to start pushing for that coveted top 6 finish.
At the time of writing they are yet to play leaders, Atletico MG on Thursday night but frankly that's by-the-by and has no direct relationship with this game, save an injury to a key player.
2 games ago Flamengo took to the Sao Paulo highway and made it very worthwhile by mugging Santos 1-2, bringing full points back to the river (Rio).
It's rather telling that Santos did the same to Nautico the other day.
Flamengo have nothing to fear today and it should be a lazy Sunday afternoon at Maracana.
NAUTICO We are not yet at the turn of the 2009 season and Nautico are already strong candidates to be playing beach football next year (demotion to Serie B).
11 donkeys on the beach sounds about right to me - by the way I'm fully entitled to fire polemics as I'm a regular paying customer at the Aflitos turnstyles.
There was a ray of hope 2 games ago when Nautico crossed the city to play Sport grabbing a 3-3 draw in a thriller, they took the lead twice, relinquished both times! Santos came-up from Sao Paulo on Wednesday and put things back in perspective by taking the 3 points down south.
Business as usual! STATS (Serie A 2009) FLAMENGO Games played: 14 League Position: 10th Wins: 5 Losses: 4 Draws: 5 Away Wins: 2 Home Wins: 3 Red Cards: 2 Yellow Cards: 41 Goals Scored: 20 (from 146 shots/headers on target) Goals Conceded: 22 Passing Errors: 34.
93% NAUTICO Games played: 15 League Position: 20th Wins: 2 Losses: 8 Draws: 5 Away Wins: 1 Home Wins: 1 Red Cards: 6 Yellow Cards: 52 Goals Scored: 17 (from 151 shots/headers on target) Goals Conceded: 33 Passing Errors: 28.
80% VERDICT The rubro-negro's (scarlet and blacks) should have a relatively easy ride today.
It would take a huge leap of faith to believe that Nautico can get anything from this save a bloody nose.
The last 4 meetings between these 2 is 3-1 to Fla, Nautico winning once at home (last game of the season in 2007, Flamengo [http://brazilwithoutborders.
com/Brazil%20Serie%20A/flamengo.
html] finished 3rd that year).
Sportsbooks are going around 1.
44 for what looks like a formality we could spice it up a bit with some exotic sauce, but I'm essentially a straight-up man myself.
However, I wouldn't castigate you if you were to go home win, half-time, full-time or even first goal 30 to 40 minutes (if you could find a book).
Recommended Wager: The moment of truth, this is where I stick my neck on the block.
It's FLAMENGO straight up at 1.
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00pm (local time) Venue: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (MARACANA),in Rio de Janeiro.
FLAMENGO Fla are no world beaters right now but are positioned respectably in 10th which sets them up nicely to start pushing for that coveted top 6 finish.
At the time of writing they are yet to play leaders, Atletico MG on Thursday night but frankly that's by-the-by and has no direct relationship with this game, save an injury to a key player.
2 games ago Flamengo took to the Sao Paulo highway and made it very worthwhile by mugging Santos 1-2, bringing full points back to the river (Rio).
It's rather telling that Santos did the same to Nautico the other day.
Flamengo have nothing to fear today and it should be a lazy Sunday afternoon at Maracana.
NAUTICO We are not yet at the turn of the 2009 season and Nautico are already strong candidates to be playing beach football next year (demotion to Serie B).
11 donkeys on the beach sounds about right to me - by the way I'm fully entitled to fire polemics as I'm a regular paying customer at the Aflitos turnstyles.
There was a ray of hope 2 games ago when Nautico crossed the city to play Sport grabbing a 3-3 draw in a thriller, they took the lead twice, relinquished both times! Santos came-up from Sao Paulo on Wednesday and put things back in perspective by taking the 3 points down south.
Business as usual! STATS (Serie A 2009) FLAMENGO Games played: 14 League Position: 10th Wins: 5 Losses: 4 Draws: 5 Away Wins: 2 Home Wins: 3 Red Cards: 2 Yellow Cards: 41 Goals Scored: 20 (from 146 shots/headers on target) Goals Conceded: 22 Passing Errors: 34.
93% NAUTICO Games played: 15 League Position: 20th Wins: 2 Losses: 8 Draws: 5 Away Wins: 1 Home Wins: 1 Red Cards: 6 Yellow Cards: 52 Goals Scored: 17 (from 151 shots/headers on target) Goals Conceded: 33 Passing Errors: 28.
80% VERDICT The rubro-negro's (scarlet and blacks) should have a relatively easy ride today.
It would take a huge leap of faith to believe that Nautico can get anything from this save a bloody nose.
The last 4 meetings between these 2 is 3-1 to Fla, Nautico winning once at home (last game of the season in 2007, Flamengo [http://brazilwithoutborders.
com/Brazil%20Serie%20A/flamengo.
html] finished 3rd that year).
Sportsbooks are going around 1.
44 for what looks like a formality we could spice it up a bit with some exotic sauce, but I'm essentially a straight-up man myself.
However, I wouldn't castigate you if you were to go home win, half-time, full-time or even first goal 30 to 40 minutes (if you could find a book).
Recommended Wager: The moment of truth, this is where I stick my neck on the block.
It's FLAMENGO straight up at 1.
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