Flamengo get ready to welcome Athletico PR for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil 8th Finals leg 1 of 2.
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.
Athletico PR have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Flamengo are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The Flamengo fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie A game also here: A 1-4 defeat against Sao Paulo. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa do Brasil match versus Athletico PR with a 1-0 scoreline.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico Mineiro in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
The Flamengo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Flamengo have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Athletico PR form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the finals.Athletico PR have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-1-5 (7 played).
Athletico play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sport Recife. The game before that, in the Copa do Brasil, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Flamengo.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fortaleza in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Athletico as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Athletico struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Athletico PR - Flamengo 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Flamengo victories, three draws and two Athletico PR wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Abreu dos Santos 10 goals |  É. de Barros Ribeiro 5 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 5 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Flamengo | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 347 | 197 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 262 | ||
| 137 | 71 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 77 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Ceara | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Athletico PR | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |