Corinthians welcome Flamengo to Neo Quimica Arena for their Brasileiro Serie A Matchday 16 fixture on Sunday night with kickoff at 22:00.
Both sides managed to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores last time out with Corinthians needing penalties to see out Boca Juniors in the last 16, while Flamengo dispatched Tolima emphatically with 7-1 scoreline.
Prior to the win Corinthians were coming off a 4-0 defeat to Fluminense at away last weekend, extending their winless run in Brasileiro Serie A to two games – a run that has seen them drop to fourth in the league standings, with three points off the summit and two points above sixth-placed Fluminense.
Therefore Corinthians will be under pressure to claim maximum points on Sunday as they look to keep their Copa Libertadores spot and avoid any further downward projectile.
Meanwhile the midweek victory for Flamengo saw hem extend their winning streak to four matches across all competitions, with two victories coming in Copa Libertadores against Tolima and two coming in Brasileiro Serie A against America-MG and Santos.
Flamengo now sit eighth in the league standings, level on 21 points with ninth-placed Botafogo, while are just three points above 15th-placed Ceara and are five points behind their Sunday hosts. Therefore, Flamengo will want to extend their winning streak in this fixture as they hope to keep climbing up the table.
A defeat could be a big set-back for the visitors this Sunday, but they should fancy their chances having beaten Corinthians all of their last five meetings.
Corinthians vs Flamengo head to head
Both sides have met in 41 encounters since 2003 with Flamengo claiming 19 victories, there have been nine draws while Corinthians have claimed 13 victories.
- Flamengo 1-0 Corinthians 18/11/21
- Corinthians 1-3 Flamengo 01/08/21
- Flamengo 2-1 Corinthians 14/02/21
- Corinthians 1-5 Flamengo 18/10/20
- Flamengo 4-1 Corinthians 03/11/19
Home
- Boca Juniors 5-6 Corinthians (AP)
- Fluminense 4-0 Corinthians
- Corinthians 0-0 Boca Juniors
- Corinthians 0-0 Santos
- Corinthians 4-0 Santos
Away
- Flamengo 7-1 Tolima
- Santos 1-2 Flamengo
- Tolima 0-1 Flamengo
- Flamengo 3-0 America-MG
- Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Flamengo
Corinthians team news
Corinthians will be without Fagner, Rafael Ramos and Du Queiroz due to injuries, while Adson will miss through Covid-19, and Renato Augusto and Gustavo Silva are doubts.
Flamengo team news
Flamengo will only be without Bruno Henrique through injury.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance (X, 2)
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 1.5
