Flamengo vs Santos: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)

It's advantage Flamengo so far with their 3rd position in the Serie A table, welcoming Santos who are placed 8th.

Insights:
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Santos could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Grêmio. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Flamengo form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Flamengo have to build on here in the Serie A.

Happy days for Flamengo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Botafogo (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Flamengo drew at home versus Racing Club (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties).

The Flamengo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Flamengo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Santos form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Santos have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.

Santos are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Grêmio (placed 4th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Palmeiras in the Serie A.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Grêmio in just three days.

Santos have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Santos in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Santos - Flamengo 0-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Flamengo five wins, one draw and Santos four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Costa
M. Santos Costa
14 goals
FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
10 goals
FlamengoÉ. de Barros Ribeiro
É. de Barros Ribeiro
6 goals

Flamengo missing players

Santos missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Santos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 2 11 24
12 5 2 Won W 0 4 10
6 4 0 Drew D 0 3 8
5 2 0 Lost L 2 4 6
38 18 5 Scored S 1 11 36
31 13 2 Conceded C 5 13 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 96%
83% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 75%
57% 55% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 50%
30% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 38%
13% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 8%
65% 82% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 67%
17% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 17%
17% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.8 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
15.7 19.1 19 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.5 11.2
6 6.9 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.5 3.8
28% 24% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 39%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo 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 24 14 8 2 42 20 12 8 4 0 20 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 22 50
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 24 6 10 8 20 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 12 4 4 4 7 12 -8 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 24 3 11 10 22 34 13 2 5 6 12 17 11 1 6 4 10 17 -12 20
20 Goiás 24 4 7 13 25 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 19

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 24 14 8 2 42 20 12 8 4 0 20 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 22 50
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 24 6 10 8 20 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 12 4 4 4 7 12 -8 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 24 3 11 10 22 34 13 2 5 6 12 17 11 1 6 4 10 17 -12 20
20 Goiás 24 4 7 13 25 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 19

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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.