The Maracanã Stadium ready for another Flamengo - Fluminense derby

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 07.January
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)

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:

Insights:
  • Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Serie A
  • Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 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.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Flamengo form and stats

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Flamengo are 7-4-2 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Flamengo here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Flamengo shared the glory with Fortaleza in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bahia in a game that was won 4-3.

Pedro felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Fortaleza as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo, as the Serie A home game vs Ceara is only four days away.

The Flamengo manager R. Mücke Ceni has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Fluminense form and stats

Playing away, Fluminense have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Serie A this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Fluminense in their previous game, as they lost their Serie A-match, hosting Sao Paulo, 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atletico GO wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

The visiting Fluminense have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. 17 goals have been conceded by Fluminense in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fluminense - Flamengo 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Flamengo won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Fluminense has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
11 goals
FluminenseA. de Carvalho
A. de Carvalho
8 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
7 goals

Flamengo missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Fluminense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
14 7 2 Won W 1 4 11
7 4 2 Drew D 1 3 7
5 2 0 Lost L 3 6 9
46 26 9 Scored S 4 14 37
35 17 4 Conceded C 8 17 31
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
81% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 74%
58% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 52%
35% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 22%
19% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
65% 85% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 67%
19% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 19%
19% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 23% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
15.5 18.4 17 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.6 11.4
5.8 6.7 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.9
31% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 27% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Sao Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Gremio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Goiás 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Gremio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Goiás 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.