The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, as the hometeam Flamengo will try to edge Olimpia in their own ballpark.
Olimpia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Flamengo form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for Flamengo. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
A good away victory last time out for Flamengo, who won 2-1 against Atlético Mineiro. Midfield player Arrascaeta got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Arrascaeta scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that one, a strong away victory at Grêmio. A Copa do Brasil match.
Flamengo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Cuiaba awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Flamengo in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Flamengo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Olimpia form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the group stage.The Division 1 season is young and Olimpia have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sportivo Trinidense in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. The draw against Sportivo Trinidense came from a losing position. The Olimpia manager Camblor brought on Zavala as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The game before that, in the Division 1, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Nacional Asuncion.A quick return to home after this game, as Olimpia are hosting Guaraní in the Division 1 only three days away.
{3 goals} so far away for Olimpia, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior four meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Flamengo, one draw and one win for Olimpia. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. Barbosa likes to play against Olimpia and have scored 5 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Paiva Ayala 5 goals | F. Bruera 5 goals |   G. Barbosa Almeida 4 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Olimpia missing players
| Flamengo | Olimpia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.3 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 14.8 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 8.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | Grêmio | 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 | Cuiaba | 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 | Goiás | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Resistencia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Tacuary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | General Caballero JLM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Guaraní | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Guairena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sportivo Trinidense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Sportivo Ameliano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Olimpia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | Sportivo Luqueno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
