The league table is allowed to rest as Fluminense and Corinthians battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Fluminense nor Corinthians 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.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Fluminense have performed here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho this season with 8 wins from 12 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3.
A nice win for Fluminense last time playing, versus Coritiba. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-2 with Willian (2), Arias, Nathan and Paulista scoring for the victors. A goal frenzy last time out for Fluminense, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Coritiba. Fun stuff to watch! Midfield player Nathan got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Nathan scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).
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 Fluminense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Palmeiras are coming to town in three days.
Fluminense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Corinthians form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 3rd round, when Atletico GO drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Corinthians have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie A this season.
The attacking players of Corinthians have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 193 minutes.
Corinthians lost away at Fortaleza (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Defender Piton was the best team player with a rating of 7.15. Piton won 6 of 8 duels.
We have checked recent matches where Corinthians have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
As for defending, Corinthians rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Fluminense victories, three draws and two Corinthians wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |   R. Krug Guedes 6 goals | J. Arias Andrade 4 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Fluminense | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 53 | 28 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 6.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.1 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| 11 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Internacional | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Santos | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Goias | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Ceara | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 17 | Avai | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Juventude | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 17 |
