Flamengo have performed better than Fluminense so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Flamengo have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie A
- Fluminense have yet to win a game away.
This is the Fla-Flu. It’s not a scary infection caused by some nasty virus, but the name given to any football match between the two Rio de Janeiro rivals Flamengo and Fluminense. Flamengo’s football team was created by Fluminense ex-players, starting a rivalry played out at the magnificent Maracanã Stadium which the two teams share. Expect an incredible atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Flamengo and Fluminense.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Flamengo form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Flamengo, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie A, are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Flamengo against Cuiabá the last match, as Pedro and Thiago Maia were on target. The goalie Gabriel Batista was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.43 out of ten. Batista stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Juventude.There will be little rest for Flamengo after this match as they are travelling to Atlético Mineiro for a Serie A game in only three days.
Flamengo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Neo Química Arena with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Flamengo have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Fluminense form and stats
The visitors are W0-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Fluminense might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Atletico PR proved too strong as Fluminense slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã). Attacker Fred got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Fred scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Corinthians.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fluminense playing away, we found one game. Results were one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ceará in just three days.
The attacking power of Fluminense when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Fluminense have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Flamengo five wins, two draws and Fluminense three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Rodrigo Muniz 3 goals | B. Pinto 3 goals | P. Abreu dos Santos 2 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Flamengo | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 7.8 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.7 | 18.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
| 6.2 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 23% | 23% |
- Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fluminense have scored away.
- Flamengo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Flamengo have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie A
- Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fluminense have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Juventude | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Bahia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Ceará | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Fluminense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Internacional | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |