Flamengo host Corinthians at the Estádio do Maracanã this Thursday for the Brasileiro Serie A game looking to stretch their unbeaten run to seven league games.
Rubro-Negro has been on run of fine form in recent months to climb to the second spot in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A table 8 points behind the top placed Atletico Mineiro who are on 68 points with 7 matches left to play.
Flamengo remain in the Serie A title hunt and have won 10 of their 18 league outings, collecting 36 points in the process since mid-August. The Rubro-Negro now come to this match having not lost in their last six games and have been on consecutive wins.
Flamengo will be looking for another win after the 0-4 Serie A victory versus São Paulo on Sunday and now Renato Gaucho’s side have scored at least two goals in each of their last five games. Flamengo additionally, have scored the most number of goals this season (61) in the entire Brazilian top flight.
Unbeaten in the last 6 games, Flamengo are the expectedly second-best home side in the league too with 11 wins in 16 games.
Corinthians are not far behind their counterparts as the Brazilian side sits 5th in the league with 50 points from 32 fixtures played. Now Corinthians arrive with three wins from their last four games in the league.
Corinthians come into this match after a 3-2 Serie A win over Cuiabá in their last fixture this being a bounce back following a defeat to Atletico Mineiro thanks to goals from Giuliano, Renato Augusto and Roger Guedes.
Corinthians away form ahead of this match has seen them lose just 4 games on the last 16 trips away from home. Additionally, they have scored against Flamengo on each of the last 5 occasions, but are without a clean sheet in the last 9 meetings between them.
Flamengo vs Corinthians head to head
In 40 head to head encounters, Flamengo have won 18 times with 9 draws whereas the opponents have won 13 times. Corinthians haven’t won any of their last 4 games against Flamengo. Flamengo however, haven’t lost in their last 6 games.
- Corinthians 1-3 Flamengo 01/08/21
- Flamengo 2-1 Corinthians 14/02/21
- Corinthians 1-5 Flamengo 18/10/20
- Flamengo 4-1 Corinthians 03/11/19
- Corinthians 1-1 Flamengo 21/07/19
Home
- Sao Paulo 0-4 Flamengo
- Flamengo 3-0 Bahia
- Chapecoense 2-2 Flamengo
- Flamengo 2-0 Goianiense GO
- Paranaense 2-2 Flamengo
Away
- Corinthians 3-2 Cuiaba
- Atletico Mineiro 3-0 Corinthians
- Corinthians 1-0 Fortaleza
- Corinthians 1-0 Chapecoense
- Internacional 2-2 Corinthians
Flamengo team news
Diego Alves, Filipe Luis and De Arrascaeta will miss out on injuries while Isla is on international duty.
Corinthians team news
Willian is the injury concern here while Cantillo is on international duty.
Prediction and odds
- Flamengo to win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both sides to score
