The Maracanã Stadium ready for another Flamengo - Fluminense derby

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 18.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (78838 seats)

The Flamengo & Fluminense managers Júnior and Silva are both anxious about and looking forward to this highly important game in the top part of the Serie A standings.

Insights:
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Serie A
  • Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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.

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Flamengo form and stats

Flamengo have performed here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho this season with 8 wins from 12 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Flamengo's previous match was a Copa do Brasil game also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Sao Paulo. The home side hope to to continue in that form. Midfielder Ribeiro was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Ribeiro served one assist, hit three key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

A 1-1 draw away in the Serie A before that, with Goias the opponent.

The Flamengo manager Júnior has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. Flamengo have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fluminense form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Two away matches in a row for Fluminense, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 vs Corinthians in the Copa do Brasil. Midfielder Ganso was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.01. Ganso hit three key passes and had 82 successful passes (of 89 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Fortaleza in the Serie A.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

Fluminense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Fluminense have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Fluminense - Flamengo 1-2 was the outcome when this pair of squads last did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Flamengo two wins, two draws and Fluminense six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseG. Cano
G. Cano
15 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
7 goals
FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
7 goals

Flamengo missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Fluminense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 2 Played P 3 12 26
13 8 1 Won W 0 4 13
6 2 1 Drew D 1 4 6
7 2 0 Lost L 2 4 7
41 26 5 Scored S 1 13 40
22 6 0 Conceded C 5 15 30
96% 92% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
73% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 65%
42% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 50%
23% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 27%
8% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
46% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 50%
35% 58% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 31%
23% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 27%
 
6.2 7.5 10.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.5 5.9
5.5 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.9
2.2 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
14.9 18.1 19 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11.2 14.1
5.5 6.8 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.7 4.7
29% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 33%
 
11.2 8.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.2 11.3
3.4 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 3.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • 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 at home.
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Serie A
  • Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 26 15 9 2 43 19 13 8 3 2 25 11 13 7 6 0 18 8 24 54
2 Internacional 26 12 10 4 41 25 13 8 4 1 28 11 13 4 6 3 13 14 16 46
3 Flamengo 26 13 6 7 41 22 12 8 2 2 26 6 14 5 4 5 15 16 19 45
4 Fluminense 26 13 6 7 40 30 14 9 2 3 27 15 12 4 4 4 13 15 10 45
5 Corinthians 26 12 8 6 30 25 13 8 4 1 17 6 13 4 4 5 13 19 5 44
6 Atletico PR 26 12 7 7 31 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 14 5 3 6 13 20 2 43
7 Atletico Mineiro 26 10 10 6 34 29 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 5 6 2 15 14 5 40
8 América Mineiro 26 10 6 10 22 25 13 7 3 3 16 11 13 3 3 7 6 14 -3 36
9 Goias 26 9 9 8 29 32 13 5 6 2 17 14 13 4 3 6 12 18 -3 36
10 Santos 26 8 10 8 29 24 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 2 6 5 9 12 5 34
11 Bragantino 26 8 9 9 36 33 13 6 4 3 21 12 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 33
12 Botafogo 26 8 7 11 25 30 13 3 4 6 10 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -5 31
13 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 33 31 13 5 5 3 21 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 2 31
14 Ceara 26 6 13 7 26 26 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 7 3 13 12 0 31
15 Fortaleza 26 8 6 12 24 28 13 3 6 4 9 9 13 5 0 8 15 19 -4 30
16 Coritiba 26 8 4 14 28 41 14 8 2 4 18 12 12 0 2 10 10 29 -13 28
17 Cuiaba 26 6 8 12 17 25 13 3 7 3 9 8 13 3 1 9 8 17 -8 26
18 Avai 26 6 7 13 25 39 13 5 4 4 18 17 13 1 3 9 7 22 -14 25
19 Atletico GO 26 5 7 14 23 40 13 4 3 6 13 14 13 1 4 8 10 26 -17 22
20 Juventude 26 3 9 14 20 44 13 2 5 6 11 18 13 1 4 8 9 26 -24 18

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 Palmeiras 26 15 9 2 43 19 13 8 3 2 25 11 13 7 6 0 18 8 24 54
2 Internacional 26 12 10 4 41 25 13 8 4 1 28 11 13 4 6 3 13 14 16 46
3 Flamengo 26 13 6 7 41 22 12 8 2 2 26 6 14 5 4 5 15 16 19 45
4 Fluminense 26 13 6 7 40 30 14 9 2 3 27 15 12 4 4 4 13 15 10 45
5 Corinthians 26 12 8 6 30 25 13 8 4 1 17 6 13 4 4 5 13 19 5 44
6 Atletico PR 26 12 7 7 31 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 14 5 3 6 13 20 2 43
7 Atletico Mineiro 26 10 10 6 34 29 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 5 6 2 15 14 5 40
8 América Mineiro 26 10 6 10 22 25 13 7 3 3 16 11 13 3 3 7 6 14 -3 36
9 Goias 26 9 9 8 29 32 13 5 6 2 17 14 13 4 3 6 12 18 -3 36
10 Santos 26 8 10 8 29 24 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 2 6 5 9 12 5 34
11 Bragantino 26 8 9 9 36 33 13 6 4 3 21 12 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 33
12 Botafogo 26 8 7 11 25 30 13 3 4 6 10 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -5 31
13 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 33 31 13 5 5 3 21 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 2 31
14 Ceara 26 6 13 7 26 26 13 3 6 4 13 14 13 3 7 3 13 12 0 31
15 Fortaleza 26 8 6 12 24 28 13 3 6 4 9 9 13 5 0 8 15 19 -4 30
16 Coritiba 26 8 4 14 28 41 14 8 2 4 18 12 12 0 2 10 10 29 -13 28
17 Cuiaba 26 6 8 12 17 25 13 3 7 3 9 8 13 3 1 9 8 17 -8 26
18 Avai 26 6 7 13 25 39 13 5 4 4 18 17 13 1 3 9 7 22 -14 25
19 Atletico GO 26 5 7 14 23 40 13 4 3 6 13 14 13 1 4 8 10 26 -17 22
20 Juventude 26 3 9 14 20 44 13 2 5 6 11 18 13 1 4 8 9 26 -24 18

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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.