Flamengo São Paulo betting prediction

After 10 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in the 2^nd position, havinf won 35 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Internacional by (2‑2), after in the previous match they have won (1‑5) an away match against Corinthians. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In their last match, for the Copa do Brasil, they got an away win against Athletico Paranaense by (0‑1). In the last 8 home league matches Flamengo has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 15 points out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 7 home matches. In their home matches there are a few frequent results: at half‑time 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Flamengo has been fighting point by point for the leadership, and is just not in the first place due to the tiebreaker criteria. As they will play at home, nothing but the victory interests them, even though they  face an opponent from the top of the table. They have to impose themselves early and occupy the spaces of the field, not letting the visiting team play. If they manage to keep their pace, they will win naturally.

Confirmed Lineup: Hugo Souza, Mauricio Isla, Filipe Luís, Gustavo Henrique, N. Bernardo de Souza, Éverton Ribeiro, J. Gomes da Silva, Gerson, Bruno Henrique, Pedro, Vitinho.
Coach: D. Silvestre Júnior.