Flamengo vs Cusco Predictions: Hosts to ease to victory

Flamengo secured top spot in their Copa Libertadores group with a win over Estudiantes last time out, and they can wrap up the group phase with three points against Cusco on Tuesday night.

The Peruvian outfit have only claimed one point from their five games in the group stage, and they're rooted to the bottom of Group A.

Team News

Flamengo will be without the injured Giorgian de Arrascaeta and the suspended Danilo for their final group game. While they can rotate, we could see the Serie A outfit target a victory after a 3-0 loss to Palmeiras.

Football Odds

Cusco picked up a win over Atletico Grau at the weekend, and they should name a strong lineup for their final continental game of the campaign.

Flamengo vs Cusco Odds

Flamengo are heavy favourites going into this game. They're 1/9 to secure the victory, with Cusco heavy outsiders at 16/1 to pick up their first win in the group stage.

Goals are expected, with over 2.5 priced up at 4/9, but the fact that both teams to score is 13/8 suggests it should be largely one-way traffic.

Lucas Paqueta to score anytime @ 23/20

Former West Ham midfielder Paqueta returned to Flamengo in a record deal for a South American side, and he has made a strong start in his second spell, with seven goals across all competitions.

Striker Pedro is a heavy favourite in the scoring stakes, but Paqueta offers plenty of threat. The Brazilian international scored in their 4-1 home win over Independiente Medellin in this competition, and he followed that up with a strike in a victory over Bahia.

He's scored in three of his last four home starts for Flamengo, and the midfielder stands out at 23/20 to find the net in this encounter.

Flamengo to win 2-0 @ 5/1

While Flamengo are expected to run away with this clash, they were frustrated for 59 minutes in the reverse fixture between the two sides.

The Brazilian side were awarded a 3-0 walkover victory in their visit to Independiente Medellin, but outside of that, they've scored eight goals in four matches in this competition.

Cusco have shipped nine goals in five continental matches this term, so they could be able to restrict a Flamengo side that isn't really playing for anything.

The hosts do have a stellar defensive record, conceding only twice in the Libertadores this term. Cusco have generated just 4.7 Expected Goals across their five group games, scoring four times, and they'll struggle to make a breakthrough in this contest.

However, Flamengo have only scored more than two goals in three of their previous 10 home matches, so I'm backing against them running away with this contest. Cusco should come into this game aiming to keep the scoreline down, so a 2-0 home win appeals at 5/1.

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