A key match in Serie A as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Flamengo in 2nd position and São Paulo placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor São Paulo 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.
Flamengo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (32) in Serie A, have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games.
Flamengo are returning here after visiting Athletico PR in a Copa do Brasil game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Bruno Henrique scored the goal(s). A 2-2 draw away in the Serie A before that, with Internacional the opponent.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Flamengo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost zero.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo, as the Copa do Brasil home game vs Athletico PR is only three days away.
Flamengo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 13 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, Flamengo have conceded only 7 goals.
São Paulo form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, São Paulo have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Paulo goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi is eager to challenge this, with his 354 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Paulo, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Lanus. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Fortaleza in the Copa do Brasil.
Paulo were so close to getting something from the game against Lanus, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
We have checked recent matches where Paulo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, two draws and four defeats.
A new game in only three days for Paulo, the Copa Sudamericana home match versus Lanus. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far São Paulo have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Paulo have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Flamengo two wins, five draws and São Paulo three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Flamengo missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Flamengo | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 83% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 40% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 53% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 17% | 12% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 268 | 145 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 108 | 238 |
| 108 | 54 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 43 | 81 |
| 30% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 19% | 25% |
- Flamengo has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most points from losing position (11) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (32) in Serie A
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie A
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- São Paulo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Ceará | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Athletico PR | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Goiás | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |