2nd spot in the Serie A table for Flamengo so far, a great showing. The match-going supporters pray for more goals as 9th-placed Cuiabá visit Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho.
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) 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.
Cuiabá have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Flamengo form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 12 Serie A games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for Flamengo. The data says 8 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Two home wins in a row for Flamengo bring valid hopes of a third.
Flamengo's last game was hosting Juventude (placed 15th) and winning 3-1. Flamengo's victory against Juventude could easily have been with a bigger margin than 3-1 as they hit the posts three times. Midfield player Andreas Pereira got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Pereira scored one goal, hit the woodwork two (!) times, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 44 successful passes (of 49 total).
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Fortaleza.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico PR in the Copa do Brasil. That match is three days after this one.
Flamengo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Flamengo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cuiabá form and stats
Playing away, Cuiabá have won 3 games, drawn 8 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. Cuiabá are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cuiabá goalkeeper Walter Leandro Capeloza Artune is eager to challenge this, with his 188 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Cuiabá won their last game, 1-0 versus Sport Recife played at home. Élton came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Sport Recife last time out, making the manager J. de Amorim Campos feel like a tactical genius. Clayson got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Clayson hit three key passes.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Sao Paulo.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Brasiliense in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cuiabá have scored 12 goals in 12 league games away. Cuiabá are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These two sides faced each other before this match year: Cuiabá - Flamengo 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 9 goals | P. Abreu dos Santos 7 goals |   E. Rodrigues Brandão 7 goals |
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| Flamengo | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 46 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 58% | 77% |
| 83% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 58% |
| 57% | 58% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 35% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 13% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 42% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 46% |
| 35% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 17% | 25% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15.6 | 16.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 8.7 | 11 |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | 28% |
- Cuiabá have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
- 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 the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+25) in Serie A
- Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 45 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Internacional | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Cuiabá | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Fluminense | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | America Mineiro | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Ceará | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 15 | Juventude | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Santos | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -9 | 28 |
| 17 | Bahia | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 | Gremio | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 26 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -21 | 13 |