There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Flamengo leading Ceara by 44 points.
It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Ceará 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Flamengo are already the Serie A winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Ceará are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (73) in Serie A, have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 47 points collected from 17 matches (15-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. The Flamengo fans aren't used to losing here at Estadio do Maracana and will expect new points from this game. Flamengo has played 22 games in a row here without a defeat. Flamengo has a nice streak going on as they have played 21 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Bahia defeat 115 days ago.
Flamengo's last game was hosting River Plate and winning 2-1. Before that match, a Serie A win away at Grêmio.
The manager Jorge Jesus will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Palmeiras in only four days.
Flamengo are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio do Maracana in their league games, having scored an impressive 46 goals in 17 matches. Flamengo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio do Maracana in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.
Ceará form and stats
There's been little loot from Ceará's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 17 away games in the Serie A. Ceará only have 2 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Adilson Batista, the Ceará manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Ceará delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against São Paulo (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. A 0-1 defeat away at Chapecoense before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ceará are hosting Athletico PR in the Serie A only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ceará as they have only managed to score 11 times from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Ceará have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ceará - Flamengo 0-3 entered in the official records. Flamengo-Ceará H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Flamengo 4 wins, Ceará 2 wins, 4 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Bruno Henrique 8 goals |  Gabriel Barbosa 7 goals |  Diego 3 goals |
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| Flamengo | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| 73 | 46 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 33 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 79% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 47% | 56% |
| 62% | 71% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 41% | 38% |
| 35% | 59% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 18% | 29% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 56% | 65% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 41% |
| 41% | 35% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 53% | 44% |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 536 | 306 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 199 | 455 |
| 205 | 115 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 74 | 166 |
| 36% | 40% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 15% | 20% |
- Ceará has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Ceará have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Flamengo has the most matches over the total-line (22)
- Flamengo has the most points (47) at home
- Flamengo has the most points from losing position (17)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (46) at home
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (73)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the first half (32)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (41)
- Flamengo has the the best goal difference (+30) at home
- Flamengo has the the best goal difference (+43)
- Flamengo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flamengo have scored more than double the goals of Ceará.
- Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 43 | 81 |
| 2 | Santos | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 68 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 68 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 59 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 56 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Internacional | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 51 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 50 |
| 9 | Goiás | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -15 | 46 |
| 10 | Bahia | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -6 | 44 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -2 | 43 |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 41 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 26 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -10 | 38 |
| 16 | Ceará | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 22 | -1 | 37 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -13 | 36 |
| 18 | CSA | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 31 | -30 | 29 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -21 | 28 |
| 20 | Avaí | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 29 | -36 | 18 |