Flamengo will battle it out with Fortaleza in this Serie A game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fortaleza, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Serie A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The Flamengo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Bragantino here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a Serie A match. Attacking player Rodrigo Muniz bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 9.32 out of 10. Muniz scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Heartbreak for Flamengo in their last match as Bragantino's Chrigor scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Previous to that game, a Copa do Brasil home match hosting Coritiba in a game that was won 2-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Flamengo home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, one draw and two defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Flamengo after this match as they are travelling to Juventude for a Serie A game in only four days.
Flamengo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho with 5 goals in 3 league matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza are still undefeated on their travels in the Serie A. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. Things are running smoothly for Fortaleza who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Santa Cruz.
Fortaleza's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Fluminense that finished 1-1. Midfield player Yago Pikachu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.15/10. Pikachu served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).
A 0-0 draw at Atlético GO's stadium before that.The schedule is very tough for Fortaleza now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Gremio is waiting in only four days.
2 goals so far away for Fortaleza, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Flamengo won six, Fortaleza won two and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Rodrigo Muniz 3 goals |  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals | R. dos Santos Fernandes 2 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Flamengo | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 7 | 7 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7 | 4.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 12 | 13.4 |
| 8 | 8 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 21% | 21% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| Flamengo | Last season | Fortaleza | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 87% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 22% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 78% | ||
| 7% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | ||
| 7.7 | 8.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18.3 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 50% | ||
| 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 PR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Atletico Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Bahia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Ceara | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Internacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Juventude | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | Cuiabá | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | São Paulo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Gremio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |