Matchday No. 12 of the Brazil Serie A season will kick off in midweek.
Flamengo currently lead the league standings, but Palmeiras, Bahia, and Botafogo are all within touching distance of top spot.
Botafogo went unbeaten in their last six matches against RB Bragantino in all competitions. During that six-match span, Botafogo posted four wins and two losses.
Botafogo will begin the round in fourth place and four points off league leader Flamengo. Despite their lofty position, Botafogo took just four points from their last two games. Botafogo were outscored 3-2 in the two matches.
Bragantino are sixth in the division. The team is coming off a 2-1 win over Vitoria. Six points separate Bragatino from the top of the table.
Atletico MG won five of their last six matches in all competitions against Internacional. Last season, Atletico won both league fixtures over Internacional by identical 2-0 scores.
Inter will go into the match this week on a two-game winning streak. A 1-0 win over Corinthians was followed by a 1-0 victory over Gremio.
Atletico Mineiro are on a run of bad form. They failed to win any of their last three games, picking up just one point. Atletico were outscored 9-3 across the three games.
Fluminense and Vitoria have not played since the 2018 Serie A season. There aren’t any recent trends between the two teams ahead of this week’s match up.
Fluminense are bottom of the Serie A table. It is unbelievable that one of the biggest clubs in Brazil could be bottom of the standings after 11 games. Fluminense have won just once this season. They are on a four-game losing streak. Flu failed to score in the last two games.
Vitoria are in the relegation zone and sit 17th. They fell 2-1 to RB Bragantino last time out. The loss ended a four-match unbeaten streak.
Sao Paulo and Criciuma have not played a competitive match since 2014. There are no trends between these teams ahead of this week’s fixture. Both clubs are currently in midtable.
Criciuma are 13th in the standings and are on a great run of form. They took seven points from the last nine on offer. Criciuma won each of their last two matches in the league. Criciuma have a record of 2W-1D-1L on the road this term.
Sao Paulo, on the other hand, are on a two-game losing streak. They were outscored 5-1 across the two matches. Sao Paulo have a home record of 2W-1D-2L and a goal difference of +1.