Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Flamengo & Grêmio face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Grêmio 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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Flamengo form and stats
Last season, Flamengo's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the quarter-finals.18 points is a decent return from 9 Serie A games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for Flamengo. The data says 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. This match is a Copa do Brasil match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Flamengo enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Palmeiras's place. The match ended 3-1 with Pedro and Michael (2) scoring. Michael (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.33/10. Michael scored two goals.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Santos and winning 4-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Grêmio are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Flamengo in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Flamengo have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio was sent out of Copa do Brasil in the finals last season, when Palmeiras turned out to be too strong.Grêmio have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-0-6 (8 played). When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Grêmio's previous game versus Ceara, a Serie A 2-0 win played at home. Vanderson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.8. The defender Vanderson hit two key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Corinthians.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Grêmio manager L. Scolari as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Flamengo.
The attacking power of Grêmio when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Grêmio have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled before this season: Grêmio - Flamengo 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Flamengo victories, two draws and one Grêmio win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 8 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 6 goals | P. Abreu dos Santos 4 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Flamengo | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 62 | 32 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15.7 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 12.1 | ||
| 7.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Athletico PR | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Ceara | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Internacional | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Juventude | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Bahia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Grêmio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 10 |