The Maracanã Stadium ready for another Flamengo - Fluminense derby

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio do Maracana (78838 seats)

The league table in Serie A tells a story about these teams so far, with Flamengo leading Fluminense by 32 points. Match preview to follow:

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 no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Fluminense 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.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Flamengo form and stats

Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (55) in Serie A, have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 34 points collected from 12 matches (11-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Flamengo haven’t lost a game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Bahia, 77 days ago. The Flamengo fans aren't used to losing here at Estadio do Maracana and will expect new points from this game. Flamengo has played 17 games in a row here without a defeat.

Happy days for Flamengo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Fortaleza (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a win away at Athletico PR.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Gremio is only three days away.

Flamengo are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (32 goals in 12 games). 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 10 from 12 matches.

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Fluminense form and stats

Fluminense have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-2-7 (12 played).

The manager Marcão was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Estadio do Maracana. Fluminense suffered a 1-2 loss to Athletico PR (placed 9th). Before that, Fluminense secured a home win against Bahia with the score 2-0.

A huge disappointment for Fluminense in their last match (vs Athletico PR). Leading 1-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all points were lost in a 1-2 defeat.

Fluminense have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Fluminense have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Fluminense - Flamengo 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Flamengo, 4 draws and 2 wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoBruno Henrique
Bruno Henrique
8 goals
FlamengoGabriel Barbosa
Gabriel Barbosa
7 goals
FluminenseY. González
Y. González
6 goals

Flamengo missing players

Fluminense missing players

Flamengo Fluminense
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 2 12 26
19 11 3 Won W 0 3 8
4 1 0 Drew D 0 2 5
3 0 0 Lost L 2 7 13
55 32 8 Scored S 1 13 28
22 10 4 Conceded C 5 23 36
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 65%
65% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 50%
31% 58% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 12%
15% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
58% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
38% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 23%
12% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 35%
 
6.6 6.5 6 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.1 5.2
3.2 2 3.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 3.9 3.9
2.4 2.4 3.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 5 7
Key stats This season:
  • 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Fluminense have scored away.
  • Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Flamengo
All Copa Libertadores Carioca 1 Copa do Brasil Serie A Florida Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
03-10-19 CL Gremio 1 - 1 Flamengo
06-10-19 SA Chapecoense 0 - 1 Flamengo
11-10-19 SA Flamengo 3 - 1 Atlético Mineiro
13-10-19 SA Athletico PR 0 - 2 Flamengo
17-10-19 SA Fortaleza 1 - 2 Flamengo
20-10-19 SA Flamengo 23:00 Fluminense
24-10-19 CL Flamengo 02:30 Gremio
27-10-19 SA Flamengo 23:00 CSA
01-11-19 SA Goiás - Flamengo
03-11-19 SA Flamengo 20:00 Corinthians
Fluminense
All Carioca 1 Copa do Brasil Serie A Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away Away vs top
29-09-19 SA Fluminense 2 - 1 Gremio
06-10-19 SA Botafogo 0 - 1 Fluminense
10-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 0 - 0 Fluminense
13-10-19 SA Fluminense 2 - 0 Bahia
18-10-19 SA Fluminense 1 - 2 Athletico PR
20-10-19 SA Flamengo 23:00 Fluminense
27-10-19 SA Fluminense 00:30 Chapecoense
31-10-19 SA Ceara 01:00 Fluminense
02-11-19 SA Fluminense 23:00 Vasco da Gama
07-11-19 SA São Paulo 23:30 Fluminense

  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 26 19 4 3 55 22 12 11 1 0 32 10 14 8 3 3 23 12 33 61
2 Palmeiras 26 15 8 3 41 20 13 10 3 0 28 6 13 5 5 3 13 14 21 53
3 Santos 26 15 6 5 38 24 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 6 3 4 10 12 14 51
4 Corinthians 27 11 11 5 30 20 14 8 5 1 18 9 13 3 6 4 12 11 10 44
5 São Paulo 26 11 10 5 26 17 13 6 6 1 17 8 13 5 4 4 9 9 9 43
6 Internacional 26 12 6 8 31 23 13 9 4 0 20 7 13 3 2 8 11 16 8 42
7 Gremio 27 11 8 8 44 30 13 7 3 3 26 16 14 4 5 5 18 14 14 41
8 Bahia 26 11 8 7 29 22 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 4 4 5 12 13 7 41
9 Athletico PR 26 11 5 10 37 28 12 7 1 4 16 9 14 4 4 6 21 19 9 38
10 Goiás 26 11 4 11 27 37 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 3 2 8 8 26 -10 37
11 Vasco da Gama 26 9 7 10 24 31 14 6 4 4 15 15 12 3 3 6 9 16 -7 34
12 Atlético Mineiro 26 9 5 12 32 37 13 6 2 5 20 19 13 3 3 7 12 18 -5 32
13 Fortaleza 27 9 4 14 30 37 14 7 1 6 16 13 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 31
14 Botafogo 26 9 3 14 23 29 12 6 1 5 13 11 14 3 2 9 10 18 -6 30
15 Fluminense 26 8 5 13 28 36 14 5 3 6 15 13 12 3 2 7 13 23 -8 29
16 Cruzeiro 27 6 10 11 22 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 1 6 7 11 22 -12 28
17 Ceara 26 7 5 14 25 28 13 6 3 4 16 10 13 1 2 10 9 18 -3 26
18 CSA 26 6 8 12 17 37 14 5 5 4 13 15 12 1 3 8 4 22 -20 26
19 Avaí 26 3 8 15 13 39 13 1 7 5 6 15 13 2 1 10 7 24 -26 17
20 Chapecoense 26 3 7 16 19 40 13 2 4 7 10 15 13 1 3 9 9 25 -21 16

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