The Serie A game at Estádio do Maracanã on Sunday will see hosts Flamengo facing Corinthians.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Flamengo v Corinthians, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Flamengo
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Flamengo will play in this game after a 0-0 Copa Libertadores draw vs LDU Quito.
In that game, Flamengo had 57% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, LDU Quito had 11 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that quality has been evident in the Flamengo defence. Flamengo have been stingy, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 matches standing at 3. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be continued on here.
Heading into this contest, Flamengo have not been beaten in their last 6 league matches at home.
Corinthians
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Corinthians will go into the clash after a 1-0 Copa Sudamericana win versus Racing Club in their most recent outing.
In that game, Corinthians managed 62% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Corinthians was Ángel Romero (52'). At the other end, Racing Club had 15 shots at goal with 5 on target.
Looking at their form, and Corinthians have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals overall. At the back, Corinthians seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Analysis of their past results shows that Corinthians:
- have not emerged victorious against Flamengo in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 21/05/2023 tells us that Flamengo have won 3 of these games & Corinthians 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.
In all, 9 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 from Fla and 3 netted by Timão. That is an average goals per game value of 1.5.
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Team News: Flamengo
Alex Sandro (Hamstring injury) and Matías Viña (Knee injury) won’t be able to feature for Flamengo gaffer Filipe Luís.
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Team News: Corinthians
Corinthians manager Orlando Ribeiro has to choose a team with limited availability. Rodrigo Garro (Knee injury) and Talles Magno (pneumonia) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
In our view, Flamengo can get a couple of goals in this one when they come up against Corinthians, who might well find it difficult to score themselves.
Therefore, we are anticipating a 2-0 victory for Flamengo at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the WDW market, victory for Flamengo can be had for 1.45, a wager on the draw is 3.9 & taking a punt on a win for Corinthians will get you 8. They are the most competitive returns that can be secured at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
06:06 25/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Flamengo
Formed: 1895
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã (78,838)
Captain: Gerson Santos da Silva
Chairman: Luiz Eduardo Baptista
Manager: Filipe Luís
Competitions: Serie A position 2, Copa do Brasil (Third Round), Copa Libertadores (Group C), FIFA Club World Cup (Group D)
🔑 Key Man: Pedro
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Pedro was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Fluminense in the 2016 season, the gifted Forward has bagged 2 league goals in this Série A 2025 season to date in a total of 2 appearances.