The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores 8th Finals, as the hometeam Defensa y Justicia will try to edge Flamengo in their own ballpark.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie A game only three days ago.
It's quite the trip for Flamengo when visiting Justicia as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Last season, Justicia's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the group stage.2W-3D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Defensa y Justicia. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Defensa y Justicia with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Talleres Cordoba game, 95 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Independiente del Valle in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are looking for a win here. Braian Romero, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.64 (out of 10). Romero scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Palmeiras and winning 4-3.The manager S. Beccacece will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Huracan in only four days.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the 8th finals last season.Flamengo are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Flamengo's previous game versus Chapecoense, a Serie A 2-1 win played at home. Midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Arrascaeta scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 10 of 13 times. Michael came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Chapecoense last time out, making the manager R. Mücke Ceni feel like a tactical genius.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Atlético Mineiro's place.Flamengo has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Bahia in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Flamengo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Flamengo have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 5 goals |  M. Benítez 3 goals |  Rodrigo Muniz 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 50 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 15.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 43% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ceara | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |