1
Palmeiras
41
2
Flamengo
34
3
Fluminense
31
4
Athletico Paranaense
30
5
Bragantino
29
6
Bahia
26
7
Coritiba
26
8
Sao Paulo SP
25
9
Atlético Mineiro
24
10
Corinthians
24
11
Cruzeiro
24
12
Botafogo
22
13
Vitória
22
14
Internacional
21
15
Santos
21
16
Grêmio
21
17
Vasco da Gama
20
18
Remo
18
19
Mirassol
16
20
Chapecoense
9
The hosts head into this as clear favourites based on form, momentum and head to head record at Vila Belmiro. On top of this, we have to say Fluminense struggled badly to pull off results on travels in the previous term of Serie A.
Tricolor won 3, drew 4 and lost as many as 12 of 19 away fixtures in the league last season. They are up against in-form Santos who shocked one of main title candidates Gremio in the inaugural round. Anything but a clean sheet win for the hosts wouldn’t be a surprise here.