Corinthians FC vs Flamengo FC Prediction: One last dance

Flamengo and Corinthians will meet at the Neo Quimica Arena for the return leg of their Copa Do Brasil clash. Flamengo narrowly escaped with the victory in their first-leg encounter and the game is still very much open for a twist and turn. Both teams are confident and we can be sure of a classic at the Neo Quimica Arena. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

Form in all competitions: WDLLW

Corinthians are still fighting to escape the relegation zone, but they seem to be in good shape in the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Do Brasil. They lost narrowly to Flamengo in the first leg, 1-0, and failed to find the net after several attempts at equalizing. 

Corinthians beat Fortaleza for the second time in a row this season to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals. They will now face Racing later this month in the semifinals. 

Ramón Díaz's men qualified for the semifinals of the Copa Do Brasil after defeating Juventude with a 4-3 aggregate and they now have a 2-way open ticket to the Copa Libertadores next season if they win the Copa Sudamericana or the Copa do Brasil. In the Série A, the picture is very different as the Paulistas are just a point shy of the relegation zone. 

Form in all competitions: LWWWD

Flamengo is still in the top four race in Serie A and even though their dreams in the Copa Libertadores came to an untimely end late last month, winning the Copa do Brasil is another opportunity for Flamengo to compete in the Copa Libertadores next season if they fail to make the top 4 in the Serie A. They narrowly escaped with the win in the first-leg encounter against Corinthians as it was Alex Sandro who scored the only goal of the game for Flamengo. 

The Big Mengo continue to aspire for a top position in the Brasileiro this season as they are currently 4th placed in the league table with 10 points behind league leaders Botafogo. They have accumulated 15 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses from a total of 29 league games played. 

Flamengo leads in their head-to-head stats with 13 wins, while Corinthians plays catch up with 3 wins and 4 draws. 

Let’s take a look at their meetings this season; The teams have met thrice this season in the Serie A and Flamengo won the first leg encounter by a 2-0 scoreline, while Corinthians won the return leg with a 2-1 scoreline, the third was again won by Flamengo at home. Their last meeting which happened early this month was very physical and tough as 7 players got a yellow card. We might be looking at options around cards and fouls as this game is twice as important for the teams. Furthermore, we think there will be a minimum of two goals from either team as both teams will go all out for goals. Please see some of their head-to-head stats above;

• Corinthians is without a clean sheet in their last 7 meetings
• Less than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 meetings
• First to score in 4 of their last 5 meetings