Flamengo - Santos Football prediction

Flamengo and Santos face each other at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a match for the 34th round of the Brasileirão Serie A. Both teams drew 1-1 on 26-07-2018, the last time they faced in this edition of the league. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was on 27-11-2016, in a match for Brasileirão Serie A that ended the victory of Flamengo by (2-0). The goals of the match were marked by P. Guerrero (5 ') and Diego (87') for Flamengo. In this match the home factor may play an important role, since Flamengo presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Flamengo
After 17 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in 3rd place, having won 60 points. In the last match, they lost with Botafogo away by (2-1), after in the previous game to have drawn away in a game against São Paulo, by (2-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches has won 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 19 conceded, against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 home defeats, with 20 goals scored and 7 conceded. For the championship, Flamengo had 22 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 games he played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent final score was 2-0 (6 in 16 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 13 of the last 16 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 33 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score.

Flamengo is a club that has been a champion of the Brazilian Serie A five times, being the last title defeated in 2009, besides having three titles of the Glass of Brazil and a title of the Glass Liberators, conquered in 1981. In the current season, the team has been making a good campaign within the national championship, winning 60 of the 99 points played thus far, being thus among the first placed and within the classification zone for the Copa Libertadores. In the last five games that Flamengo played as principal, counting only the national championship, in four of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match Flamengo can again score their goals and make another bout with a lot of goals.
Analysis of Santos
The visiting team is currently in 8th place with 46 points, after 12 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Palmeiras by (3-2). In the last match, lost at home to Chapecoense by (0-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the championship, Santos won 13 points out of 30 after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in their last 10 games. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (8 out of 16 matches). His attack has marked regularly, since he managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 33 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 15 times and never managed to turn the score.

Santos is a club that has seven Serie A titles in the Brazilian Championship, the most recent title being won in 2004, as well as a Copa Brazil and three Copa Libertadores titles. In the current season, the team has been making a very irregular campaign, winning only 46 of the 99 points played so far by the national competition, thus being a point behind the zone of qualification for pre-Libertadores and quite distant of the leaders. In the last seven games that Santos played as a visitor for Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, in six of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match, Santos will play another busy game with several goals, since his opponent has a very effective attack, as well as Santos.