Flamengo take on the visitors Ponte Preta in the round 23 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, September 8th.
Flamengo had gained the place in the round of 16 in Copa Sudamericana. The first leg of matchup with Figueirense ended with 2-4 loss but the revenge match got today’s hosts confident 3-1 win in the place in the next stage due to away goal rule. One of the most famous teams in Brazil finally show nice football and really battles for the championship with Palmeiras, sitting on the second place with 40 points after 22 matches. Flamengo won their last six home games in a row with 11-3 goal difference as the most recent home loss was suffered in the end of June.
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Ponte Preta showing quite successful results this season, occupying seventh place after 22 matches played with 34 points and five points behind the third place. However, Ponte Preta has weakness and it’s their performance away from home. 11 matches on the road got the team only nine points with negative 10-20 goal difference. Ponte Preta are unable to win on the road for over two months with three defeats and one draw in four matches.
Ponte Preta has slight advantage in the head-to-head record between the teams. However, Flamengo improved greatly this season and the series of six home wins in a row look impressive. We should expect in-form hosts to prevail in the match as they need three points only for their battle for the title.
Prediction for the match: Flamengo to win.
