Statistics people will highlight a significant difference in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with Flamengo ahead of Santos by 16 points.
- Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. That game, against Corinthians, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Santos.
Flamengo form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Flamengo have to build on here at Arena BRB Mané Garrincha in the Serie A. Two home wins in a row for Flamengo bring valid hopes of a third.
Flamengo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Grêmio. The first defeat after going undefeated in five league rounds. Midfielder Everton was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Everton scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
Ahead of that match, Flamengo won a home game hosting Vasco da Gama (1-0).The manager Bacchi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fortaleza in only four days.
Flamengo has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Flamengo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena BRB Mané Garrincha in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.
Santos form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-10 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Corinthians (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Paulo had red hot gloves after the game against Corinthians, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Coritiba.Take note that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
The attacking power of Santos when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Santos have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Flamengo and Santos have faced each other earlier this season: Santos - Flamengo 2-3. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Flamengo won eight games, zero matches ended in a draw and Santos have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four. Barbosa loves to play against Santos and have scored 8 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Santos Almeida 13 goals |   P. Abreu dos Santos 7 goals |  J. Mendoza Valencia 6 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Santos missing players
| Flamengo | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 43 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| 34 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 31 | 54 |
| 90% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 79% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| 52% | 31% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 57% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 20% |
| 52% | 31% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 53% |
| 38% | 62% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 53% | 40% |
| 5.3 | 6.9 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 5.6 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12.9 | 14.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 9.7 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 31% | 24% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 20% | 29% |
| 14.7 | 13.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 18 | 15.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
- Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Santos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 52 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 50 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 40 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Internacional | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 37 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 37 |
| 15 | Bahia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Santos | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -20 | 34 |
| 17 | Goias | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -12 | 32 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 42 | -30 | 23 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -28 | 19 |
