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📊 Form Guide
Flamengo
LWWDWD
Jorge Sampaoli's Flamengo have hit the target a sum total of 8 times in their preceding six outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 5.
Their prior results show that Flamengo:
- are unbeaten in the league by Cruzeiro in their previous 9 games. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Cruzeiro
WWLWDL
In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Pepa Marques da Costa's Cruzeiro have turned their attacks into goals a total of 10 times thus giving them the goals per game average of 1.67.
Looking at their past form shows that Cruzeiro:
- haven't won against Flamengo when having played them away from home in the previous 9 matches in the league. A very poor set of away results, indeed.
- are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
↔️ Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 09/08/2018 shows that Flamengo have won 5 of them and Cruzeiro 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 0.
An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between them in these games, with 9 for Fla and 4 coming from Celeste. The average goals per game has been 2.17.
The last league encounter between these sides was Serie A match day 20 on 21/09/2019 which finished with the scoreline of Cruzeiro 1-2 Flamengo.
In that game, Cruzeiro managed 42% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Thiago Neves (38').
Flamengo got 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Gabriel Barbosa (7') and Giorgian de Arrascaeta (67') scored.
The referee was Raphael Claus.
✨ Prediction
In this game, Flamengo should see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.
At the same time, Cruzeiro will not find it easy to score a goal of their own although we do see them being dangerous at times, too.
We’re predicting a comfortable 3-1 win for Flamengo by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 23:57 22/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Flamengo
Formed: 1895
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã (78,838)
Captain: Éverton Ribeiro
Chairman: Rodolfo Landim
Manager: Jorge Sampaoli
Competitions: Serie A position 6, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Libertadores (Group A)
🔑 Star Man: Gabriel Barbosa

Customarily taking up the Striker position, Gabriel Barbosa was born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Having played his first senior match for Santos in the 2013 season, the talented Forward has bagged 3 league goals in this Série A 2023 campaign so far from a total of 6 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | WWWLW |
2 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | WWWDD |
3 |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | WDLDW |
4 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | LDWWL |
5 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | WLWWW |
6 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | WWLWL |
7 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | LLWWW |
8 |
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | LWWWL |
9 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | DWDDW |
10 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | WLWWD |
11 |
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8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | WDDDL |
12 |
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | LDDDW |
13 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 | WWLLD |
14 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 | LWLLW |
15 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 | WLLLL |
16 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 7 | LLLWD |
17 |
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 | LDDLL |
18 |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 | LDLDL |
19 |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 4 | LLDLW |
20 |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 2 | DLDLL |
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Fluminense |
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Cruzeiro |
Ñublense |
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Corinthians |
Fluminense |
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Cruzeiro |
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Atlético Mineiro |
Cruzeiro |
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Grêmio |
Flamengo |
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Cruzeiro |
Cruzeiro |
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Cuiabá |
Grêmio |
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Cruzeiro |
América Mineiro |
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Flamengo |
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Corinthians |
Flamengo |
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Goias |
Flamengo |
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Botafogo |
Flamengo |
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Coritiba |
Flamengo |
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Avaí |
Flamengo |
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Corinthians |
América Mineiro |
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Cruzeiro |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Corinthians |
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Cruzeiro |
Grêmio Novorizontino |
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Cruzeiro |
Vila Nova |
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Cruzeiro |
Sport Recife |
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Cruzeiro |
Goals scored | 2 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 30 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 2.7 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 68 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Gabriel Barbosa | 3 |
Léo Pereira | 3 |
Ayrton Lucas | 2 |
Gerson | 2 |
Pedro | 2 |
Gilberto | 3 |
Bruno Rodrigues | 2 |
Marlon | 2 |
Wesley | 2 |
Henrique Dourado | 1 |
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Racing Club |
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Grêmio |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Santos |
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Aucas |
Flamengo |
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Fortaleza |
Palmeiras |
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Fluminense |
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Flamengo |
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América Mineiro |
Atlético Mineiro |
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Cruzeiro |
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Atlético Mineiro |
Bahia |
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Cruzeiro |
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Fortaleza |
Cruzeiro |
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São Paulo |
Internacional |
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Cruzeiro |
Vasco da Gama |
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Cruzeiro |
Cruzeiro |
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Coritiba |
Cruzeiro |
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Goias |
Atletico PR |
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Cruzeiro |
Cruzeiro |
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Botafogo |