Sao Paulo – Flamengo RJ PREDICTION & TIPS
São Paulo and Flamengo play in the Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho in a match of the 30th round of the Brasileirão Serie A. In the last confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 02-07-2017, Flamengo won at home by (2-0 ). The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 games. Although this is a game between 15th and 6th overall, it is actually a game between the 8th in home games and the 12th as a visitor.
After 9 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses, the home team is in 15th place, having won 34 points. In the last match, he lost with Fluminense away by (3-1), after having won at home in a game against Atletico-PR, (2-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 26 points in their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 8 points away, where he scored 15 goals and suffered 28. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Sao Paulo has 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, having seized 17 points out of 30. In his home games there are some frequent scorers in the break: 0-0 (5 in 14 games) and 1-0 (7 in 14 games). The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 12 of his last 14 games by the competition finished with More of 1.5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 14 home games in this competition: he suffered 5 of his 14 goals in between the minutes (46′-60 ‘).
The São Paulo return to play before their fans for the Brazilian Championship after having suffered their second consecutive defeat as a visitor, seeking now to maintain the good performance that has been showing in the home to engage their third consecutive victory in this condition. His last confrontation for the competition, away from home, showed a team that played the ball well and had dominion of the game, but could not convert this in a good number of finalizations, being then overtaken by Fluminense. The numbers of the Brasileirão reveal a team that is characterized by a flawed defensive system, that stopped of conceding goal in only six matches until then. However, as principal the club presents a good offensive work, having balanced the adversary network in all the clashes in their domains. For this match, coach Dorival Júnior should not have big embezzlements.
After 12 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 6th place, having won 46 points. In the last match, he beat Bahia home (4-1), after winning the previous game in a match against Chapecoense (0-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 29 points, against only 17 in their games as a visitor. In the championship, Flamengo won 12 points in 30 chances, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 9 of his 15 matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 11 of their last 14 matches in the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the board in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 14 away games for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 6 of his 14 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘); suffered 8 of his 16 goals in minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Flamengo enters the field for this game much more relieved after having managed to win a definitely convincing victory in the Brazilian Championship. Now the team have gone three rounds without a loss, having only conceded one defeat in the last six games. Based on the numbers of the Brasileirão, we can conclude that the main responsible for this good performance is the defensive sector, which is the fifth less leaked of the competition, adding only one goal conceded in the last two matches as a visitor. However, far from his fans the attack has left much to be desired, having scored only one goal in the last four clashes. One of the strengths of the Carioca club is the great possession of the ball, which has enabled Flamengo to be the team with the best average of finishings in the championship. For now, the coach does not appear to have major problems climbing the initial eleven.
Sao Paulo – Flamengo RJ FREE TIPS
Millwall – Win @ 2.60
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70
