Flamengo will not count on any favours from hosts Santos in this Serie A fixture. Here's the broad guide!
- Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Flamengo 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.
Santos form and stats
Santos, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Serie A, have collected 16 points from their Serie A home games so far after 4-4-1. The last three games played by Santos, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Santos are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Athletico PR. Felipe Jonatan was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.61 out of 10. The defender Jonatan hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.
Before that, Santos drew at home versus Internacional.Santos has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Santos have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Flamengo form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Flamengo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Gremio (placed 17th). Attacker Michael got a player rating of 8.12 in the game. "Man of the match" Michael scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times. As mentioned above, Flamengo was the only team on the pitch versus Gremio in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Flamengo made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Mauricio Isla receiving a red card in the 45th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Flamengo won the match 4-0!
Ahead of that match was the Serie A away draw versus Ceara that ended 1-1.Flamengo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 6 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Flamengo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Santos wins - draws - Flamengo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 8 goals |  M. Santos Costa 4 goals |
Santos missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Santos | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 82% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 80% |
| 41% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 41% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 35% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 20% |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 15.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15.8 | 17.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| 26% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 34% | 26% |
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
- Santos have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Serie A
- Santos have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 Mineiro | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Santos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Juventude | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Cuiabá | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Gremio | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 6 |