The two contenders are revelling in a fine season so far and matches like today could be momentous. Get ready for Flamengo - Internacional!
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (48) in Serie A
- Internacional is in the best form (4-2-0) in Serie A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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 Internacional.
Flamengo form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho as Flamengo have scored 31 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 9-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Flamengo last time playing, versus Bragantino. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Pedro and Barbosa scoring for the victors. Sweet to taste a league victory after four fixtures without. Pedro was absolutely essential when Flamengo beat Bragantino 4-1, scoring three goals. The forward Pedro outperformed all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 9.14 out of 10. Pedro scored three goals.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fortaleza.Goals from both sides! That has occurred in 5 league rounds in a row for this club. Will it happen again?
Flamengo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Cuiaba awaits in three days.
Flamengo can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 31 times. From these home matches, Flamengo have conceded only 9 goals.
Internacional form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Internacional have produced an overall stat of 5-6-3 so far.
The Internacional goalkeeper Keiller da Silva Nunes is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 206 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Internacional are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Santos (placed 11th). Midfielder Pena was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.1. Pena scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A draw for Internacional before that, at their own venue hosting Bragantino (0-0).Look out: 8 of the latest 10 league fixtures featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
After this away game Internacional return home for a Serie A game against Goiás. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Internacional have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Internacional have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: Internacional - Flamengo 3-1. Flamengo-Internacional H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Flamengo four wins, Internacional four wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  G. Barbosa Almeida 11 goals |  P. Abreu dos Santos 10 goals |   A. Zurawski 7 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Internacional missing players
| Flamengo | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | 31 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 44 |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 97% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 90% |
| 76% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 72% |
| 48% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 48% |
| 28% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 21% |
| 14% | 21% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 52% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 48% |
| 31% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 45% |
| 21% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 17% |
| 6.2 | 7.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 18.5 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.7 | 13.9 |
| 5.6 | 7 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 29% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | 30% |
| 11.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 13.6 | 12.4 |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4 | 3.9 |
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Internacional have scored away.
- Flamengo have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals (48) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Serie A
- Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Internacional have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Serie A
- Internacional have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Internacional is in the best form (4-2-0) in Serie A
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 48 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 47 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | América Mineiro | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Santos | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 12 | Goiás | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | São Paulo | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 37 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 31 | -14 | 31 |
| 16 | Ceará | 29 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Avai | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Juventude | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -30 | 19 |
