Serie A: Two squads in fairly good shape get together for this fixture. Flamengo could have a small advantage with their 2nd place in the league table?
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Serie A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Flamengo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only three sleeps ago.
Cuiabá form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Cuiabá have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
Happy days for Cuiabá in their previous game, a fixture away at Internacional (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Midfield player Raniele got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Raniele scored one goal.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against São Paulo.Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Cuiabá has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Flamengo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Flamengo delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Olimpia in their previous match; a Copa Libertadores duel. Ribeiro got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Ribeiro hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Atlético Mineiro.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Copa Libertadores trip to Olimpia.
Flamengo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. As for defending, Flamengo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Flamengo have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) versus Cuiabá.Top Goalscorers
  D. Brum Silva Acosta 7 goals |   G. Barbosa Almeida 4 goals |  P. Abreu dos Santos 4 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Cuiabá | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 71% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 59% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 59% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 35% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 13.4 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.8 | 13.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 25% | 24% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 42% | 36% |
| 11.8 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 17.3 | 16.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Serie A
- Flamengo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 43 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Gremio | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Cuiabá | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Internacional | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Santos | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Goias | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Bahia | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 14 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 10 |
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 9 |
