São Paulo and Flamengo fans eagerly anticipate Serie A contest at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 14.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67052 seats)

Playing at home feels safe and friendly for São Paulo, but Flamengo are fully bent and able to win. How will it turn out?

Insights:
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (57) in Serie A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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São Paulo form and stats

5-8-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for São Paulo so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Paulo after consecutive victories at their own ground.

An away draw last time out for São Paulo, facing Fortaleza in a game that ended 1-1. Martín Benítez was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Fortaleza after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Reinaldo got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Reinaldo hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bahia.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for São Paulo as they are travelling to their away game against Palmeiras in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

Paulo have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Paulo have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Flamengo form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Flamengo have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far. Flamengo has drawn their two previous away games.

The supporters enjoyed Flamengo's previous game versus Bahia (placed 16th), a Serie A 3-0 win played at home. Rodinei was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Rodinei served one assist, hit four key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.

Before that, Flamengo travelled to Chapecoense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

A quick return to home after this game, as Flamengo are hosting Corinthians in the Serie A only three days away.

The Flamengo manager R. Portaluppi has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 14 league matches. Flamengo have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Flamengo - São Paulo 5-1 was the product when these two sides previously played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Paulo wins - draws - Flamengo wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoM. Delgado de Oliveira
M. Delgado de Oliveira
11 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
9 goals
FlamengoB. Pinto
B. Pinto
9 goals

São Paulo missing players

Flamengo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Flamengo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 3 14 30
8 5 1 Won W 1 6 17
14 8 2 Drew D 1 5 6
9 2 2 Lost L 1 3 7
24 13 2 Scored S 7 29 57
29 10 3 Conceded C 3 15 28
81% 73% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
55% 47% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 93% 80%
23% 27% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 57%
6% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 37%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 7% 10%
45% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 47%
35% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 40%
39% 33% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 7% 17%
 
5.9 6.3 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5.4 6.1
4.5 3.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.9 4.2
2.5 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
12.2 12.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 18 15 15.8
4.1 4.1 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.3 6 6.3
19% 21% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 35% 30%
 
10.7 9.1 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.6 10.7
3.9 3.5 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.3 3.3
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Flamengo have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (29) away in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (57) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+29) in Serie A
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 Atletico Mineiro 31 21 5 5 50 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 15 7 4 4 16 13 28 68
2 Palmeiras 31 18 4 9 51 35 16 10 2 4 30 22 15 8 2 5 21 13 16 58
3 Flamengo 30 17 6 7 57 28 16 11 1 4 28 13 14 6 5 3 29 15 29 57
4 Fortaleza 31 14 7 10 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 14 16 6 3 7 18 20 6 49
5 Bragantino 32 12 13 7 47 37 16 5 8 3 23 19 16 7 5 4 24 18 10 49
6 Corinthians 31 12 11 8 32 29 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 5 7 4 13 14 3 47
7 Internacional 31 11 11 9 39 33 15 7 5 3 24 16 16 4 6 6 15 17 6 44
8 Fluminense 31 11 9 11 29 32 15 7 5 3 16 13 16 4 4 8 13 19 -3 42
9 Atletico PR 31 12 5 14 38 40 16 7 4 5 22 20 15 5 1 9 16 20 -2 41
10 America Mineiro 31 10 11 10 32 33 15 6 5 4 14 10 16 4 6 6 18 23 -1 41
11 Cuiaba 31 8 15 8 28 29 16 5 6 5 15 17 15 3 9 3 13 12 -1 39
12 Ceará 31 8 15 8 29 32 16 8 6 2 20 12 15 0 9 6 9 20 -3 39
13 Santos 31 9 11 11 28 36 16 7 5 4 16 13 15 2 6 7 12 23 -8 38
14 São Paulo 31 8 14 9 24 29 15 5 8 2 13 10 16 3 6 7 11 19 -5 38
15 Atletico GO 30 9 10 11 24 32 14 4 7 3 11 11 16 5 3 8 13 21 -8 37
16 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
17 Juventude 30 7 12 11 29 37 16 6 6 4 16 15 14 1 6 7 13 22 -8 33
18 Sport Recife 32 7 9 16 19 31 16 4 5 7 10 11 16 3 4 9 9 20 -12 30
19 Gremio 30 8 5 17 26 38 15 5 5 5 17 16 15 3 0 12 9 22 -12 29
20 Chapecoense 31 1 12 18 26 52 15 0 6 9 12 25 16 1 6 9 14 27 -26 15

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 Atletico Mineiro 31 21 5 5 50 22 16 14 1 1 34 9 15 7 4 4 16 13 28 68
2 Palmeiras 31 18 4 9 51 35 16 10 2 4 30 22 15 8 2 5 21 13 16 58
3 Flamengo 30 17 6 7 57 28 16 11 1 4 28 13 14 6 5 3 29 15 29 57
4 Fortaleza 31 14 7 10 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 14 16 6 3 7 18 20 6 49
5 Bragantino 32 12 13 7 47 37 16 5 8 3 23 19 16 7 5 4 24 18 10 49
6 Corinthians 31 12 11 8 32 29 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 5 7 4 13 14 3 47
7 Internacional 31 11 11 9 39 33 15 7 5 3 24 16 16 4 6 6 15 17 6 44
8 Fluminense 31 11 9 11 29 32 15 7 5 3 16 13 16 4 4 8 13 19 -3 42
9 Atletico PR 31 12 5 14 38 40 16 7 4 5 22 20 15 5 1 9 16 20 -2 41
10 America Mineiro 31 10 11 10 32 33 15 6 5 4 14 10 16 4 6 6 18 23 -1 41
11 Cuiaba 31 8 15 8 28 29 16 5 6 5 15 17 15 3 9 3 13 12 -1 39
12 Ceará 31 8 15 8 29 32 16 8 6 2 20 12 15 0 9 6 9 20 -3 39
13 Santos 31 9 11 11 28 36 16 7 5 4 16 13 15 2 6 7 12 23 -8 38
14 São Paulo 31 8 14 9 24 29 15 5 8 2 13 10 16 3 6 7 11 19 -5 38
15 Atletico GO 30 9 10 11 24 32 14 4 7 3 11 11 16 5 3 8 13 21 -8 37
16 Bahia 31 9 9 13 33 42 15 6 4 5 20 18 16 3 5 8 13 24 -9 36
17 Juventude 30 7 12 11 29 37 16 6 6 4 16 15 14 1 6 7 13 22 -8 33
18 Sport Recife 32 7 9 16 19 31 16 4 5 7 10 11 16 3 4 9 9 20 -12 30
19 Gremio 30 8 5 17 26 38 15 5 5 5 17 16 15 3 0 12 9 22 -12 29
20 Chapecoense 31 1 12 18 26 52 15 0 6 9 12 25 16 1 6 9 14 27 -26 15

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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.