The league table is allowed to rest as Flamengo and São Paulo battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor São Paulo 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.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa do Brasil.4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Flamengo have to build on here in the Serie A.
No payout for Flamengo in their previous match, an away game at Atletico Mineiro that ended in defeat 0-4. Previous to that game, a Copa do Brasil home match hosting Atletico PR in a game that was won 3-2.
As you see from the result above, Flamengo suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Flamengo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo, as the Serie A home game vs Atletico GO is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Flamengo in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 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. 11 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
São Paulo form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals against Bahia.The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Things are running smoothly for São Paulo who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Atletico Mineiro. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Paulo, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Paulo had fun at their own home last time out, beating Goias 2-1. Igor Gomes and Brenner scored. Before that, Paulo secured a home win against Lanus with the score 4-3.
Paulo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Paulo manager F. Diniz Silva as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Fortaleza.
Paulo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, São Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Flamengo two wins, five draws and São Paulo three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Abreu dos Santos 10 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 6 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 6 goals |
Flamengo missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Flamengo | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 343 | 180 | Total Shots | T S | 169 | 382 | ||
| 143 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 142 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Santos | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Gremio | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceará | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Bahia | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Bragantino | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | Goias | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |