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Flamengo

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Flamengo fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-0 Serie A success vs Atletico PR.

In that game, Flamengo had 70% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Flamengo was Gerson (90'). At the other end, Athletico Paranaense got 7 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

Fewer than three goals per game were scored during 5 of the past 6 meetings where Flamengo have been participants. In terms of the goal split during this period, opposing sides scored a total of 5 while Flamengo got themselves 4. We will have to find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.

Corinthians

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against São Paulo in Serie A competition, Corinthians will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Corinthians managed 47% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Corinthians was Yuri Alberto (83'). At the other end, Sao Paulo had 19 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Lucas Moura (45'), Robert Arboleda (75') and André Silva (98') scored for São Paulo.

In their last six clashes, Corinthians have bagged a total of 13 goals. Corinthians have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, they have had 6 goals go into their own net.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 20/10/2022, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Flamengo winning 2 of those games, Corinthians 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 from Fla and 6 being from Timão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was Serie A match day 25 on 01/09/2024 when it ended Corinthians 2-1 Flamengo.

In that game, Corinthians managed 49% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. The goals were scored by Talles Magno (26') and Ángel Romero (60').

At the other end, Flamengo got 4 shots on goal with 3 on target. Pedro (37') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Ramon Abatti.

📰 Team News: Flamengo

Pedro (Cruciate ligament tear), Matías Viña (Knee injury), Michael (Hamstring injury), Everton (Achilles tendon rupture) and Luiz Araújo (Knee injury) are not available for Flamengo manager Adenor Tite.

📋 Team News: Corinthians

Corinthians manager Ramón Díaz has a number of players out of action. Maycon (Cruciate ligament injury), Diego Palacios (Arthroscopy), Talles Magno (Hamstring injury), Ruan Oliveira (Cruciate ligament injury) and Alex Santana (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Corinthians should get enough chances to score against this Flamengo team, although that might not quite be enough to avoid defeat.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Flamengo by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:01 03/10/2024