The Maracanã Stadium ready for another Flamengo - Fluminense derby

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Competition: Brazil Carioca Serie A
Competition: Sun 06.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Fluminense have journeyed here for an action-packed battle against the hosts Flamengo. Get smart on the game with this thorough Carioca Serie A preview!

Insights:
  • Flamengo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Carioca Serie A

This is the Fla-Flu. It’s not a scary infection caused by some nasty virus, but the name given to any football match between the two Rio de Janeiro rivals Flamengo and Fluminense. Flamengo’s football team was created by Fluminense ex-players, starting a rivalry played out at the magnificent Maracanã Stadium which the two teams share. Expect an incredible atmosphere.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Fluminense as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Flamengo form and stats

Perfect Carioca Serie A season at home so far for Flamengo 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 209 minutes.

The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Fluminense last time out and are looking for a win here.

Ahead of that match, Flamengo won a home game hosting Boavista (3-0).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Flamengo at home in the league. 5 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Fluminense form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Carioca Serie A, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 19 matches.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Fluminense goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 256 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Flamengo (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

Before that, Fluminense secured a home win against Audax Rio with the score 1-0.

Fluminense have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings with these teams: Flamengo won four, Fluminense were winners in four and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Flamengo missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Fluminense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 3 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 5 0 Scored S 0 1 2
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
50% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
75% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 75%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.2 4.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 6
4.8 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3.2
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 13
2.8 3.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4
45% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 12%
 
4.8 4.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.5 7.8
1.8 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 3
Key stats in Carioca Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Carioca Serie A
Flamengo Last season Fluminense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
21 13   Won W   4 15
8 1   Drew D   4 9
9 5   Lost L   11 14
69 31   Scored S   14 38
36 15   Conceded C   24 38
97% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
79% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 55%
55% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 32%
34% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 13%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
47% 32%   BTTS BTTS   37% 39%
37% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 32%
18% 26%   Failed to Score F T   53% 37%
 
6 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.5
4.1 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.8
2.2 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 2.2
3 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
15.8 16.6   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 11.1
6.4 6.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 3.9
29% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 26%
 
11.2 10   Shots against (avg) S A   13.1 12
3.6 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.7

  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 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
2 Flamengo 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Vasco da Gama 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 7
4 Fluminense 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
5 Boavista 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
6 Portuguesa RJ 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
7 Resende 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
8 Bangu 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
9 Madureira 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 3
10 Volta Redonda 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 2
11 Nova Iguacu 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
12 Audax Rio 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atletico GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceara 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 15

Table
  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 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
2 Flamengo 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Vasco da Gama 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 7
4 Fluminense 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
5 Boavista 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
6 Portuguesa RJ 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
7 Resende 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
8 Bangu 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
9 Madureira 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 3
10 Volta Redonda 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 2
11 Nova Iguacu 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
12 Audax Rio 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1

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