Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th August 2024

Sao Paulo enjoy home advantage, when visitors Flamengo swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting top of the table, Flamengo claimed 40 points after 19 rounds, while Sao Paulo have amassed 32 points. This ranks the latter as number 6 in the Serie A before the next round.

Closing the gap to Serie A leaders - Flamengo, will be of high priority for Sao Paulo when they go into this game.

Sao Paulo go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Flamengo are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals for an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Sao Paulo took a hit when Flamengo handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Prediction

Sao Paulo Form

Sao Paulo delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Botafogo RJ brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fortaleza. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Goias by 2-0. Sao Paulo won four of their last six Serie A matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.

Flamengo Form

In their last three matches, Flamengo first beat Criciuma 2-1, then Vitoria by 1-2 and finally Atletico GO by 2-0. Flamengo won four times in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded seven goals while scoring 15 themselves.

Sao Paulo and Flamengo looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Sao Paulo earned five points from their last six matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following six goals scored while also conceding seven. Flamengo earned four wins and 15 points in their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They scored 13 and conceded 11 goals in these. Sao Paulo are looking at a record of nine wins, five draws and six defeats in the Serie A this season. Flamengo have a record of 12 wins, four draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Squads

Sao Paulo Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Luis Zubeldia, will select the lineup against Flamengo from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Jandrei (0/8), Mathias Leandro (0/0), Rafael (0/12), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/15), Igao (0/0), Igor Vinicius (0/18), Joao Moreira (0/0), Matheus Belem (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (1/7), Patryck (0/5), Rafinha (0/2), Robert Arboleda (1/17), Sabino (0/0), Welington (0/17), Alisson (1/16), Andre (3/15), Damian Bobadilla (1/10), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Giuliano Galoppo (0/10), James Rodriguez (0/0), Jhegson Mendez (0/0), Lizeiro (0/0), Luiz Gustavo (0/13), Marcos Antonio (0/0), Pablo Maia (0/3), Rodrigo Huendra (0/2), Rodrigo Nestor (0/15), Erick (0/9), Ferreira (5/16), Henrique Carmo (0/0), Jonathan Calleri (4/17), Juan (0/10), Lucas Moura (5/13), Luciano Neves (6/17), Michel Araujo (0/12), Wellington Rato (0/11), William Gomes (0/0).

Flamengo Squad

Here is the full team squad of Flamengo. The 63 year-old Tite will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Agustin Rossi (0/18), Matheus Cunha (0/1), Ayrton Lucas (1/16), Cleiton (0/1), Cleiton Santos (0/0), David Luiz (2/12), Fabricio Bruno (1/16), Guillermo Varela (0/7), Leo Ortiz (0/11), Leo Pereira (0/15), Matias Vina (0/8), Wesley (0/14), Allan (0/14), Bruno Henrique (4/13), Erick Pulgar (0/10), Gerson (1/19), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (3/7), Jesus Igor (0/3), Nicolas de la Cruz (2/9), Victor Hugo (0/8), Carlinhos (0/0), Everton (1/9), Gabriel Barbosa (2/9), Lorran (1/12), Luiz Araujo (3/18), Matheus Goncalves (0/0), Pedro (10/19), Wallace Yan (0/0).

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Team News

Sao Paulo just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Flamengo at Morumbi. For their upcoming match in round 21, Sao Paulo are unable to call upon Luciano Neves, who is suspended.

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Lineups

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo H2H

Sao Paulo were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Flamengo, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though. All in all, Flamengo have a fine reading on Sao Paulo in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Flamengo to win this match at best price odds of 17/10.

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Results

Of the last ten encounters between Sao Paulo Flamengo over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Sao Paulo vs Flamengo Betting Tips

Lucas Moura look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Serie A matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Pedro adds to his four Serie A goals come on Sunday.

In their last 10 matches at Morumbi across all tournaments Sao Paulo won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Flamengo claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Sao Paulo managed to open the scoring in no less than nine of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Flamengo have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

The last ten encounters between Sao Paulo and Flamengo saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Sao Paulo averaging 1.1 goals a game. Flamengo scored 1.9 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sao Paulo, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Flamengo, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.