Stumbling Corinthians cross their fingers to pull off a surprise victory when they play top side Fluminense in the next league game. It’s 18th vs 3rd and the home fans will have low expectations.
- Corinthians have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Corinthians form and stats
Corinthians must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Serie A games here at Neo Química Arena. When Corinthians hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Atletico Mineiro, Sao Paulo, Cruzeiro, Botafogo and Palmeiras), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The Corinthians coach da Silva and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Argentinos Juniors in the Copa Libertadores. Bidú, defender, was given a rating of 7.52/10 in that game, top of the team. Bidú hit one key pass and won 10 of 16 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Flamengo (0-1).The match schedule is unforgiving for Corinthians as they have a new game in only three days, a Copa do Brasil match thankfully also at home. Atletico Mineiro are visiting.
Corinthians has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches.
Fluminense form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Two away games in a row for Fluminense, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Botafogo's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Copa do Brasil trip to Flamengo.
Fluminense are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. As opposed to that, Fluminense have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Corinthians victories, two draws and five Fluminense wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Krug Guedes 3 goals |   P. Chagas de Lima 2 goals |  G. Cano 2 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Corinthians | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
| 5.6 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 10.5 | 7.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 13.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| 4.1 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 21% | 22% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 32% |
| 14.1 | 11 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 21.5 | 17.3 |
| 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 8 | 5.3 |
- All of Corinthians's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Corinthians have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Corinthians have not yet lost a game at home.
- Corinthians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fluminense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fluminense 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 | Botafogo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Gremio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bahia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Goias | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Corinthians | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 2 |
