This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Flamengo at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Universidad Católica with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Universidad Católica have to travel 3700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Flamengo nor Universidad Católica 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 form and stats
Flamengo was eliminated in the final last season in the Copa Libertadores.When playing at home in the Serie A, Flamengo have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.
Flamengo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ceará that ended 2-2. Midfielder Arão was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.0 (out of ten) in that game. Arão scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Goias in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho.
Flamengo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Universidad Católica form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Palmeiras drew the shortest straw.There's been little loot from Universidad Católica's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Universidad Católica only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Universidad Católica's previous match versus Union La Calera, a 3-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, the Universidad manager Holan faced defeat when travelling to Ñublense and losing 0-4.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Audax Italiano.
Universidad Católica find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. For Universidad Católica, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported history featuring both these sides is the Universidad Católica - Flamengo 2-3 played not long ago this season. Data for the preceeding five meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Flamengo, zero draws and two wins for Universidad Católica. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last five encounters.Top Goalscorers
  F. Zampedri 9 goals |  F. Gutiérrez Leiva 2 goals | G. Tapia Dubournais 2 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| Flamengo | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 7.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 8.3 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Coritiba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Avai | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Goias | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Cuiabá | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Flamengo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Athletico PR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Ceará | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Ñublense | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Union Espanola | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Curicó Unido | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 | Cobresal | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | O'Higgins | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Palestino | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Universidad Católica | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Universidad Chile | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Coquimbo Unido | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Union La Calera | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | La Serena | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
