One of the biggest rivalries in national football meet again after the Libertadores decision
Almost five months later, the reunion that promises to catch fire. Flamengo and Palmeiras face each other this Wednesday for the first time since the Libertadores final, on November 27, in Montevideo. Advance duel of the fourth round of the Brasileirão and scheduled for 19:30 (Brasilia time), at Maracanã.
Flamengo obtained an opinion from the STJD that allowed the match to be held with a single crowd. It’s about reciprocity after Palmeiras vetoed visiting fans in the 36th round of the 2019 Brazilian Championship. And the red-blacks took the opportunity to take the Maracanã by buying the 61,154 tickets available in advance.
For the game soon, the trend is another unprecedented formation of the red-black, after the good victory against São Paulo, the expectation is that Santos returns to the goal in rotation with Hugo and Isla win an opportunity on the right wing. The Chilean scored a beautiful goal in Sunday’s match and showed himself at ease in the sector, while Rodinei comes from poor performances against Tricolor Paulista and also against Talleres.
Palmeiras will take to the field trying to recover in the Brasileirão. In two rounds, coach Abel Ferreira’s team won just one point. For this, he will have practically the entire squad at his disposal in the confrontation. The trend is for Ron to return to the starting lineup. Rafael Navarro and Gustavo Scarpa fight for a spot in the team’s offensive sector.
With some of the best strikers in the country, Flamengo has not excelled in the ranking of finishes at the beginning of the Brasileirão 2022. It is in the resumption of the ball that the rubro-negro leads after the first two rounds of the tournament. The club made 46 tackles in the 1-1 draw with Atlético-GO, and in the 3-1 victory against São Paulo. It leads the ranking of this item together with Corinthians.
He fails, however, at the time of the first pass after retaking the pelota, which is fundamental for the construction of the counterattack. The hit rate is 73.9%. In this regard, it is the third.
worst of the Brasileirão. Corinthians make much better use of their tackles. Hits 84.8% of the first pass after retaking the ball. Palmeiras has not shown great effectiveness in marking. ‘Stole’ 28 balls from rivals so far. It occupies a modest fifteenth position in the ranking of disarms. Hits 82% of passes after retaking the ball. It is the thirteenth in this index.
The vertical style of play, with a quick connection between defense and attack, often without even going through the midfield, which has always been the favorite of coach Abel Ferreira, was left aside at the beginning of Palmeiras’ campaign in the 2022 Brasileirão. In the defeat, at home, to Ceará, by 3 to 2, and in the draw, in Goiânia, by 1 to 1, against Goiás, the team was, on average, with the ball for 61.3% of the time.
It was the club that had the ball under its control for the longest time in the opening rounds of the tournament, followed by Fluminense, with 60.4%. Flamengo is only ninth in this list, with 51.8%, on average, in possession of the ball in their games. Alviverde, in exchange for passes, is fifth in the Brasileirão 2022. There were 875 pass attempts, having completed 91.5%, the seventh best in this regard. Flamengo gave 871 passes, sixth in the list of this foundation. 92.4% correct. It is the fourth best in the Brazilian Championship.
Flamengo 2.01 / Draw 3.59 / Palmeiras 3.71
Result with double possibility:
Flamengo or tie: 1.28
Palmeiras or tie: 1.81
For the game not to be a draw: 1.30
Goals scored in the match:
Over 1.5 (two or more goals): Yes 1.29 / No 3.53
Over 2.5 (three or more goals): Yes 1.93 / No 1.91
Over 3.5 (four or more goals): Yes 2.94 / No 1.41
For both teams to score at least one goal in the game:
Yes 1.77 / No 2.00
Corners:
Above 10.5 (ten or more corners): Yes 1.90 / No 1.80
Remembering that if you want to bet, the value listed in the option you choose will multiply the amount of money you place. For example, betting R$10.00 (ten reais) that Flamengo will win the match will give you a return of R$20.10 as the possibility offered is 2.01.
The stakes quoted in this article are based on the average of all bookmakers at the time the text was written.
