About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Flamengo (1st, 60 pts) hold a 22-point advantage over Santos (8th, 38 pts). Santos have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Santos 1.52 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Flamengo 1.96 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.33. If Santos win, their total rises to 41 and up to 7th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Flamengo carry a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Across 31 recorded meetings, Santos have 8 wins to Flamengo's 16, with 7 draws, at 2.61 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.61.
The venue is Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, with room for 16,798 spectators.