Flamengo RJ – Corinthians SOCCER PICKS
Flamengo and Corinthians meet at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã), in a match for this phase of the Copa do Brasil (Semi-finals). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 23-10-2016, in a match for Serie A that ended in a draw by (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by P. Guerrero (15 ‘and 59’), for Flamengo, and Guilherme (6 ‘) and Rodriguinho (45’), for Corinthians. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Flamengo:
Until reaching this phase of the Copa do Brasil (Semi-finals), the home team eliminated: Grêmio and Ponte Preta. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Serie A, they lost to the Internacional by (2-1). In the last 10 home matches Flamengo has won 7 and lost 3 matches.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Flamengo is a club that has three titles in the Brazilian Cup, the last title expired in 2009, in addition to having won five Serie A titles in the Brazilian Championship and one title in the Copa Libertadores, conquered in 1981. In this In the season, the team has been doing a good campaign in the Brazilian Cup, adding two wins and two draws in the previous phases that played in the competition. In the last five games that Flamengo played in their stadium, counting all the competitions, in four the team scored goals and won. We believe that in this match Flamengo will get a good display in the Maracana and that it will have dominion over its adversary, so it will come out with a positive result, looking for an advantage in the second leg.
Corinthians:
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the Copa do Brasil (Semi-finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Chapecoense and Vitória. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 7 conceded. The team comes to this match after a loss away with Ceará by (2-1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Corinthians won 2 and lost 8. Their defense has been very strong, as they only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, since who scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 29 of the last 70 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 48 out of 70 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: he scored 12 of his 27 goals between the minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 8 of his 22 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Corinthians is a traditionally very strong club, seven times champion of the Brazilian Championship of the Serie A, being the current Brazilian champion, since he was champion in 2017. In addition, the club has three titles of the Copa del Brasil, twenty nine titles of the Paulista Championship, including that of 2018. Their international titles are a Copa Libertadores, a Recopa Sudamericana and two FIFA Club World Cups. Corinthians is also contesting the Brazilian Serie A Championship of 2018 and it does not come well, being only the eighth placed. The Brazilian Cup really is the club’s great hope to reach a place for the next Copa Libertadores, in addition, the Brazilian Cup rewards the champion very well, but the mission will be very difficult, as it will have to face Flamengo, a team that This season is very good and playing at Maracana is even stronger, so Corinthians will probably not beat Flamengo at the Maracana.
