A important game in Serie A as both sides are fighting for the top positions. With Bragantino in 5th position and Flamengo located at 3rd, this promises to be an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!
- Bragantino have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
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.
Bragantino form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Bragantino at their home stadium (Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid) is 2 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Corinthians in the Serie A last time out and are looking for a win here. A disappointing finish for Bragantino in their match versus Corinthians as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The hometeam coach M. Nogueira Barbieri made a successful contribution in the game against Corinthians, bringing on Jan Hurtado who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Luan Cândido, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Cândido scored one goal and won 5 of 11 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Sudamericana match versus Libertad with a 3-1 scoreline.Bragantino are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Palmeiras awaits in three days.
The Bragantino fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Flamengo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Flamengo's previous game versus Athletico PR (placed 9th), a Serie A 3-0 win played at home. Flamengo delivered their win in the match against Athletico PR already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! Defender Rodrigo Caio was the best team player with a rating of 8.1. Caio won 11 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the away Copa Libertadores victory against Barcelona with the score of 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Flamengo manager R. Portaluppi as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Fortaleza.
The Flamengo manager R. Portaluppi has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 9 league matches. It's not easy to score on Flamengo as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Flamengo - Bragantino 2-3 was the outcome when these two contenders last met, also in this season. Previous three meetings involving these squads: Bragantino won one, Flamengo triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 9 goals |  Y. Oliveira dos Santos 8 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 6 goals |
Bragantino missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Bragantino | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 80% |
| 59% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 55% |
| 32% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 68% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 45% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| 6.9 | 7.5 | 11.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.3 | 12.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 14.9 | 15.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 34% | 38% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | 29% |
- Bragantino have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bragantino have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Bragantino have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie A
- Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (20) away in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Serie A
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Internacional | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Atlético GO | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Ceara | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | America Mineiro | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Juventude | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Bahia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Gremio | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 11 |