The managers Mano Menezes and Jorge Jesus are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie A league table.
It's no vacation for neither Palmeiras 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.
Flamengo have already won the Serie A. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Allianz Parque. 12 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 17 games.
Palmeiras lost their last game at Fluminense (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Grêmio (1-2).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Palmeiras, as the Serie A home game vs Goiás is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Palmeiras are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 17 league matches. Palmeiras are not conceding a lot of goals here at Allianz Parque in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 17 matches.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (77) in Serie A, have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 10-4-3 from 17 games. Things are running smoothly for Flamengo who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 22 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Bahia. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Bahia game have they lost an away game, meaning Flamengo has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Flamengo won their last game, 4-1 versus Ceará played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against River Plate in the Copa Libertadores.
It's hard not to mention Bruno Henrique's lethal finishing against Ceará. 3 goals was a big reason for the three points.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Avaí in just four days.
Flamengo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. It's not easy to score on Flamengo as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Flamengo - Palmeiras 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Palmeiras-Flamengo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Palmeiras 4 wins, Flamengo 1 win, 5 draws. 6 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Bruno Henrique 10 goals |   Bruno Henrique 8 goals |  Gabriel Barbosa 7 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Palmeiras | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | 34 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 27 | 77 |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 74% | 65% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | 80% |
| 34% | 41% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 53% | 63% |
| 11% | 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 37% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 20% |
| 49% | 35% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 57% |
| 40% | 65% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 47% | 40% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 531 | 289 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 230 | 561 |
| 196 | 116 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 90 | 209 |
| 27% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 37% |
- Flamengo has the most matches over the total-line (23)
- Flamengo has the most points (34) away
- Flamengo has the most points from losing position (20)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (27) away
- Flamengo has the most scored goals (77)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the first half (32)
- Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (45)
- Flamengo has the the best goal difference (+13) away
- Flamengo has the the best goal difference (+46)
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flamengo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals (9) at home
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Palmeiras have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Palmeiras have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Flamengo | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 46 | 84 | |||||||
| 2 | Santos | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 68 | |||||||
| 3 | Palmeiras | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 68 | |||||||
| 4 | Grêmio | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 59 | |||||||
| 5 | Athletico PR | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 59 | |||||||
| 6 | São Paulo | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 57 | |||||||
| 7 | Corinthians | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 53 | |||||||
| 8 | Internacional | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Pedras Rubras | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 11 | |||||||
| 7 | Salgueiros | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 10 | |||||||
| 8 | Marítimo II | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 9 | Vila Real | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 9 | |||||||
| 10 | Coimbrões | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 6 | |||||||
| 11 | Uniao Madeira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | Camara de Lobos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 0 | |||||||