São Paulo will be the visitors at Estádio do Maracanã on Saturday for the Serie A tie with home team Flamengo.
Our Flamengo v São Paulo tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Flamengo
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Flamengo will be hoping for a better result after the 2-4 FIFA Club World Cup losing effort in their last game against Bayern Munich.
In that game, Flamengo had 51% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Flamengo, the goalscorers were Erick Pulgar (6' Own goal), Gerson (33') and Jorginho (55'). On the other side, Bayern Munich had 8 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Harry Kane (9', 73') and Leon Goretzka (41') scored for Bayern Munich.
Fixtures with Flamengo have often been exciting encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, the sum total of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 14 of those belonging to Flamengo.
Coming into this contest, Flamengo haven't been defeated in their previous 10 league matches at home. Visiting teams have certainly not had an easy time of it here.
São Paulo
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Vasco da Gama in Serie A action, São Paulo and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, São Paulo managed 51% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for São Paulo was Francisco (93'). On the other side, Vasco da Gama had 14 shots at goal with 9 on target. Rayan (26'), Moreira (40') and Pablo Vegetti (69') scored for Vasco da Gama.
São Paulo have been effective going forward leading up to this encounter, scoring 8 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, São Paulo have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same matches. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Looking at their past form shows that São Paulo:
- have not emerged victorious against Flamengo when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Not good.
- are without an away win for the past 8 league games. Who knows how long it might last, too.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 13/08/2023 shows that Flamengo have won 1 of these games and São Paulo 3, with the tally of drawn results being 2.
A total of 10 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 for Fla and 6 created by Tricolor Paulista. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.
The last league meeting featuring the two was Serie A match day 21 on 04/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of São Paulo 1-0 Flamengo.
That day, São Paulo managed 59% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Jonathan Calleri (61').
At the other end, Flamengo got 8 shots at goal with 0 on target.
The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
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Team News: Flamengo
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Flamengo boss Filipe Luís to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy set of players. Erick Pulgar (Metatarsal fracture) won’t play.
We think that Fla should use the 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Agustin Rossi, Wesley, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Nicolás De La Cruz, Jorginho, Gonzalo Plata, G. de Arrascaeta, Luiz Araujo and Bruno Henrique.
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Team News: São Paulo
São Paulo manager Hernan Crespo has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ferreirinha (Foot injury), Jonathan Calleri (Cruciate ligament injury), Lucas Moura (Knee bruise) and Luiz Gustavo (Lung contusion) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
From our viewpoint, Tricolor Paulista seem most likely to utilise a 3-5-2 formation, going with Rafael, Nahuel Ferraresi, Alan Franco, Sabino, Cedric Soares, Marcos Antônio, Alisson, Oscar, Enzo Díaz, Ryan Francisco and André Silva.
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Prediction
It looks to us that Flamengo look set to create enough chances to score more than one when they face São Paulo, who may well find it hard to score.
Therefore, we are anticipating a 2-0 win for Flamengo after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the win-draw-win market, staking on Flamengo is available for 1.44, a wager on a draw is 4.1 & selecting a victory for São Paulo will get you 8. Those are the top market prices available at the current time.
Renata Leite,
23:09 09/07/2025
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 1, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16)
⭐ Star Man: Araújo
Mostly taking up the Right Wing position, Araújo was born in Santa Clara do Sul, Brazil. Having played his first senior match for São Paulo in the 2016 season, the skilful Forward has scored a sum of 2 league goals in the Série A 2025 campaign so far in 10 appearances.