Serie A · 2026

Flamengo vs Fluminense · Serie A

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
2.041.6
Expected goals
1.61.25
Shots
15.914.7
Possession
56.4%59.1%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: flamengo's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Alongside it: fluminense's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

weak

Fluminense's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.6 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.6 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Flamengo have a visible home split

moderate

Flamengo's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.6 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season15.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.6 shots/match15.9 shots/match13.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Flamengo favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · Fluminense in 1 · 4 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Flamengo25 matchesFluminense25 matches
2.04 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.6 goals/match
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.36 goals/match
1.6 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/211.25 xG/match
15.9 shots/match ▲Shots25/2514.7 shots/match
5.28 shots/matchShots on target25/25▲ 5.56 shots/match
56.4%Possession25/25● 59.1%
5.48 corners/matchCorners25/25● 5.76 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards4/53.4 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2513.3 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Flamengo
0Draws
2Fluminense
Fluminense — Flamengo · Serie A1–2
Fluminense — Flamengo · Serie A2–1
Flamengo — Fluminense · Serie A1–0
Flamengo — Fluminense · Serie A0–2
Fluminense — Flamengo · Serie A0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness29 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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