It's game one of two in the Copa Libertadores as Flamengo host Barcelona Guayaquil. This is a Semi-finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
There have been limited time to rest for the hosts, as they had a Serie A match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Gremio, was also a home game here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. The away team is better rested.
Flamengo form and stats
Last season, Flamengo's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the 8th finals.Flamengo have collected 18 points from their Serie A home games so far after 6-0-4. On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The Flamengo fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie A game also here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho: A 0-1 defeat against Gremio. Léo Pereira, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Pereira won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Gremio.There will be little rest for Flamengo after this match as they are travelling to America Mineiro for a Serie A game in only four days.
The Flamengo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Flamengo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Barcelona was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the group stage last season.When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 5W-3D-2L. This is both home and away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Barcelona Guayaquil have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from S. López and G. Mastriani (2) secured the home win 3-2 against Deportivo Cuenca in their previous game. The end of the last match, against Deportivo Cuenca, was very satisfying as G. Mastriani scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A 0-1 defeat away at Independiente del Valle before that.With the home side identified as having a victory chance of approximately 80% by the bookies, any positive result for the visitors would be an eye-opener. Checking previous matches with similar odds and Barcelona Guayaquil as the away team, we found one results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and one defeat. The outsiders lost one of these matches by at least two goals.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Flamengo victories, zero draws and zero Barcelona Guayaquil wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 8 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 6 goals |   D. Díaz 6 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
| Flamengo | Barcelona Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 61 | 32 | Scored | S | 9 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 32% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.1 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Internacional | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Atletico PR | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Bahia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Juventude | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Gremio | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 10 |