A new Carioca Serie A adventure is about to kick off and this is the premier real fixture for Fluminense and Flamengo. Game on!
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Fluminense form and stats
The previous season, Fluminense's league results were 21 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, leading to 3rd position in the Carioca Serie A. Over these 38 matches they scored {63 goals} and conceded 41. Performing as the host team in the former season Fluminense produced 12-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {39 goals} and 20 conceded.
It should be noted that a glance at the 11 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Flamengo form and stats
Let's have a look at how Flamengo performed last season in the Carioca Serie A: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 8 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 60 and conceded {39 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 5 and lost 7 with 23/24 goals scored/conceded.
That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.
Head 2 Head
The newest past result between these participants is the Flamengo - Fluminense 2-0 played earlier this season. Diniz (Fluminense) and Xavier (Fluminense) were sent off when these sides met previously this season. Will it be as rough this time? Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Fluminense won six games, one match ended with a draw and Flamengo managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 13 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Fluminense missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Fluminense | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 67% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 60% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 6.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 40% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 34% |
| 8.8 | 8.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
