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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 21.January
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional de Brasília (72888 seats)

A key match in Serie A as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Flamengo in 5th position and Palmeiras placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie A

It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Palmeiras 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.

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Flamengo form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Flamengo at their home stadium (Estádio Nacional de Brasília) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Flamengo are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, having lost their two previous games here.

Happy days for Flamengo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Goiás (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Ceará that was lost 0-2.

There will be little rest for Flamengo after this match as they are travelling to Atletico PR for a Serie A game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Flamengo in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. Flamengo have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Palmeiras form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 6-4-4 so far.

Palmeiras are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Serie A against Corinthians (placed 9th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Gremio.

As mentioned above, Palmeiras was the only team on the pitch versus Corinthians in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Palmeiras manager A. Moreira Ferreira as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Ceará.

Palmeiras find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Palmeiras are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Palmeiras - Flamengo 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Flamengo, five draws and three wins for Palmeiras. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
11 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
7 goals
FlamengoÉ. de Barros Ribeiro
É. de Barros Ribeiro
6 goals

Flamengo missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 2 14 29
15 7 0 Won W 0 6 14
7 4 1 Drew D 1 4 9
7 4 2 Lost L 1 4 6
48 27 2 Scored S 1 16 43
39 21 6 Conceded C 3 13 26
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 93% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 83%
55% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 41%
31% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 14%
17% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 48%
21% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 38%
21% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
15.6 18.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 12.1 13.3
5.8 6.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.3 4.3
29% 27% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 34%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 30 16 9 5 50 28 14 9 4 1 23 7 16 7 5 4 27 21 22 57
2 Internacional 30 16 8 6 48 28 15 10 4 1 29 13 15 6 4 5 19 15 20 56
3 Atletico Mineiro 29 16 5 8 51 37 15 11 3 1 34 12 14 5 2 7 17 25 14 53
4 Gremio 29 12 14 3 38 24 14 9 4 1 26 13 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 50
5 Flamengo 28 14 7 7 47 39 15 7 4 4 27 21 13 7 3 3 20 18 8 49
6 Palmeiras 28 13 9 6 39 26 14 7 5 2 23 13 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 48
7 Fluminense 30 13 7 10 40 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 5 3 7 16 23 3 46
8 Santos 29 12 9 8 41 36 15 7 6 2 28 18 14 5 3 6 13 18 5 45
9 Corinthians 28 11 9 8 35 30 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 5 42
10 Atletico PR 30 11 6 13 27 29 15 6 4 5 14 11 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 39
11 Ceará 30 10 9 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 15 5 4 6 24 23 0 39
12 Bragantino 30 9 11 10 39 36 15 7 4 4 26 17 15 2 7 6 13 19 3 38
13 Atletico GO 30 8 12 10 27 36 15 3 8 4 16 18 15 5 4 6 11 18 -9 36
14 Sport Recife 30 9 5 16 24 38 15 7 1 7 15 17 15 2 4 9 9 21 -14 32
15 Vasco da Gama 29 8 8 13 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 15 14 3 4 7 14 25 -11 32
16 Fortaleza 30 7 11 12 26 30 15 5 6 4 12 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -4 32
17 Bahia 29 8 5 16 35 51 14 6 1 7 19 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -16 29
18 Goiás 29 6 8 15 29 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 15 2 4 9 13 23 -15 26
19 Coritiba 30 6 7 17 23 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 25
20 Botafogo 30 4 11 15 26 46 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -20 23

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 São Paulo 30 16 9 5 50 28 14 9 4 1 23 7 16 7 5 4 27 21 22 57
2 Internacional 30 16 8 6 48 28 15 10 4 1 29 13 15 6 4 5 19 15 20 56
3 Atletico Mineiro 29 16 5 8 51 37 15 11 3 1 34 12 14 5 2 7 17 25 14 53
4 Gremio 29 12 14 3 38 24 14 9 4 1 26 13 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 50
5 Flamengo 28 14 7 7 47 39 15 7 4 4 27 21 13 7 3 3 20 18 8 49
6 Palmeiras 28 13 9 6 39 26 14 7 5 2 23 13 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 48
7 Fluminense 30 13 7 10 40 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 5 3 7 16 23 3 46
8 Santos 29 12 9 8 41 36 15 7 6 2 28 18 14 5 3 6 13 18 5 45
9 Corinthians 28 11 9 8 35 30 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 5 42
10 Atletico PR 30 11 6 13 27 29 15 6 4 5 14 11 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 39
11 Ceará 30 10 9 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 15 5 4 6 24 23 0 39
12 Bragantino 30 9 11 10 39 36 15 7 4 4 26 17 15 2 7 6 13 19 3 38
13 Atletico GO 30 8 12 10 27 36 15 3 8 4 16 18 15 5 4 6 11 18 -9 36
14 Sport Recife 30 9 5 16 24 38 15 7 1 7 15 17 15 2 4 9 9 21 -14 32
15 Vasco da Gama 29 8 8 13 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 15 14 3 4 7 14 25 -11 32
16 Fortaleza 30 7 11 12 26 30 15 5 6 4 12 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -4 32
17 Bahia 29 8 5 16 35 51 14 6 1 7 19 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -16 29
18 Goiás 29 6 8 15 29 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 15 2 4 9 13 23 -15 26
19 Coritiba 30 6 7 17 23 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 25
20 Botafogo 30 4 11 15 26 46 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -20 23

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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.