Fluminense vs Vitoria - prediction, team news, lineups

Under-pressure Fluminense host Vitoria at the Maracana Stadium on Saturday, May 9, successful the 15th circular of the 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. Despite sitting 3rd successful the table, Fluminense’s caller form—combined with an underwhelming commencement to their Copa Libertadores campaign—has accrued the unit connected manager Luis Zubeldia.

The temper is markedly antithetic for Vitoria, who get connected the backmost of consecutive wins and secured their spot successful the semi-finals of the Copa bash Nordeste for the 11th clip successful the club’s past past Wednesday. With some teams aiming to fortify their positions successful the precocious fractional of the table, the points connected connection transportation important importance.

Match preview

What appeared to beryllium a favourable Libertadores radical for Fluminense has turned into a nightmare pursuing the fourth-round fixture. The broadside could lone gully 1-1 with Independiente Rivadavia successful Argentina, leaving them rooted to the bottommost of the radical with 2 points.

The performance, marked by constricted attacking intensity, raised caller concerns among supporters: Fluminense conceded 15 shots, with Fabio making 2 saves and a unsafe effort striking the crossbar. On 66 minutes, Alex Arce opened the scoring for the Argentine side, but John Kennedy, introduced from the bench, levelled successful stoppage time.

To advancement to the knockout rounds, Fluminense cannot spend to driblet further points successful the group, with decisive fixtures against Bolívar and La Guaira inactive to travel successful Rio de Janeiro. The gully was the 3rd successive crippled without a triumph crossed each competitions for the Rio side.

The debased constituent of that tally came past Sunday successful a Brasileirão defeat. Visiting Internacional, the Tricolor mislaid 2-0 and saw the spread to the league leaders widen to 7 points. It was the side's 4th decision successful the Brasileirão and the 3rd distant from location — a stark opposition to their grounds astatine the Maracanã, wherever they person won six of 7 matches, a occurrence complaint of 86%.

Their points tally successful the nationalist title has inactive produced a beardown position, with the nine presently 3rd connected 26 points. However, immoderate of Zubeldia's enactment decisions person been wearing bladed connected supporters.

Vitoria kept their Copa bash Nordeste imagination live past Wednesday by beating Ceara astatine the Barradão, courtesy of a Renato Kayser goal. The centre-forward's onslaught secured a semi-final spot successful the alleged "Lampions League."

It is 16 years since the Bahian nine past lifted the trophy, having reached the semi-finals connected 3 occasions since — successful 2015, 2017 and 2021. Aside from the cupful progress, the effect extended Vitória's fantabulous location signifier successful Salvador: 5 wins from their past six fixtures astatine the Barradão.

Before that, they thrashed Coritiba 4-1 astatine location and climbed into the apical fractional of the Brasileirão. The broad triumph was sealed by goals from Renê Sousa, Zé Vitor, Diego Tarzia and Erick, who capitalised connected a numerical vantage to predominate their opponents.

Their distant signifier successful the Brasileirao, however, has yet to instrumentality shape: they person averaged 0.67 goals scored but conceded 2.5 per crippled connected the road, with nary wins to show. Vitória person the second-worst distant grounds successful the division.

Amid their beardown existent momentum, the nine are anxious to cod 3 points connected the roadworthy and support live their ambitions of breaking into the apical positions. They volition besides gully assurance from a tally of 3 matches without decision against Fluminense successful Rio de Janeiro, comprising 1 triumph and 2 draws since 2018.

Fluminense Brasileiro form:

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Fluminense signifier (all competitions):

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Vitoria Brasileiro form:

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Vitoria signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

The main absentee for Fluminense is successful defence, with Jemmes suspended aft picking up his 3rd yellowish paper successful the decision to Internacional. Ignacio is expected to spouse Freytes astatine centre-back.

In the lucifer successful Argentina, the main affirmative was the instrumentality of Lucho Acosta pursuing betterment from a insignificant injury. He could clasp his starting berth, though his fittingness volition necessitate cautious management. After proving decisive against Rivadavia, John Kennedy is expected to pb the onslaught pursuing Castillo's underwhelming display.

Midfielder Martinelli, striker German Cano and young defender Matheus Reis stay successful the attraction country and are confirmed absentees.

Vitória's standout performer successful the Brasileirao — 2 goals and 3 assists — Erick serves a one-match suspension connected Saturday, handed down for his disapproval of officiating pursuing the decision to Athletico-PR. The archetypal two-match prohibition was reduced to one.

Fellow midfielder Matheuzinho is besides suspended, having received his 3rd yellowish paper against Coritiba. During the week, Renato Kayser and Baralhas returned from wounded and volition vie for a starting spot successful this fixture.

Fluminense imaginable starting lineup:

Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Ignacio, Freytes, Guilherme Arana; Alisson, Hercules, Lucho Acosta; Savarino, Canobbio (Soteldo), John Kennedy. Manager: Luis Zubeldia.

Vitoria imaginable starting lineup:

Lucas Arcanjo; Nathan Mendes, Caca, Luan Candido, Ramon; Ze Vitor and Caique (Baralhas); Marinho, Emmanuel Martinez and Diego Tarzia; Rene (Renato Kayser). Manager: Jair Ventura.

We say: Fluminense 2-0 Vitoria

Despite their caller inconsistency, Fluminense can instrumentality assurance from their beardown location record, having claimed six victories astatine the Maracana Stadium, which should assistance them enforce their tempo on Vitoria.

The Bahian outfit person struggled to find their champion signifier distant from home, conceding 15 of their 18 goals connected the road. Without their astir influential player, Vitoria whitethorn find it hard to header with sustained unit from the hosts.

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