Flamengo welcomes Fluminense to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
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.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
The visiting Fluminense played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match. That game, against Corinthians, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Fluminense.
Flamengo form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Flamengo have to build on here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the Serie A.
The spoils were shared in Flamengo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Cruzeiro travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A painful moment in the game against Cruzeiro was the missed penalty kick from Barbosa in the 20th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome. Midfield player Gerson got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Gerson hit two key passes and had 70 successful passes (of 79 total).
In the match before, 1-1 away to Nublense (Copa Libertadores).
The manager Moya will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vasco da Gama in only four days.
Flamengo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Nilton Santos with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Flamengo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Fluminense form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The visitors are W2-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Ganso was the last player to score for the away team. Fluminense haven't scored a league goal in the last 214 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Fluminense, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Corinthians. Midfield player Ganso was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Ganso hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 90 successful passes (of 104 total).
A loss, in the Copa Libertadores away at The Strongest, before that. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fluminense playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Fluminense wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
After this away game Fluminense return home for a Serie A game against Bragantino. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fluminense have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. 7 goals have been conceded by Fluminense in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged scoreline between these participants is the Fluminense - Flamengo 0-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Flamengo victories, two draws and six Fluminense wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 14 red cards from the last ten duels. One of the profiles has been Cano with 7 goals scored against Flamengo in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira 3 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 3 goals |  P. Abreu dos Santos 2 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Flamengo | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 15.4 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | ||
| 12.3 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
