We have a full round of fixtures in the Brazilian Serie A this weekend, including the meeting between Flamengo and América Mineiro.
The match will be played on the 22nd of July at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho and the hosts begin the weekend in second place on 27 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 9 points.
Flamengo come into the match on the back of a 0-0 draw away to Fluminense in Serie A. It was a decent point against the team currently in 5th place in the table but Botafogo are pulling away at the top.
The draw at Fluminense means Flamengo are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Santos away and Fortaleza at home in Serie A plus victories over Aucas at home in the Copa Libertadores and Athletico Paranaense home and away in the Copa do Brasil. Flamengo were also held to a draw by Palmeiras away in the league.
Trends show Flamengo are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 league games but they have failed to win their 2 most recent league fixtures, which have both ended in a draw.
Home form in Serie A has been good and Flamengo have won 4 of their last 5 league matches on home soil. Flamengo have scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 11 home Serie A games.
América Mineiro come into the match having beat Colo Colo 5-1 at home in the Copa Sudamericana. It took just 6 minutes for América Mineiro to open the scoring and they were 3-0 up at half time.
Colo Colo got one back in the 62nd minute but América Mineiro made no mistake in the closing stages, scoring 2 more goals to seal the win and progress to the round of 16.
The win over Colo Colo was the first victory in 4 matches for América Mineiro. They lost each of their previous 3 games in all competitions, with the losses coming against Coritiba away in Serie A, Colo Colo away in the Copa Sudamericana, and Corinthians away in the Copa do Brasil.
Trends show América Mineiro are on a poor run of just 2 wins in 16 Serie A matches. They have failed to win any of their last 8 away league fixtures and have conceded 2 or more goals in each of those 8 games.
Team news and Flamengo are without suspended forward, Luiz Araujo. They also have three injury concerns, with Erick Pulgar, Bruno Henrique, and Matheuzinho all in the treatment room.
América Mineiro have four players who are unlikely to feature in this game due to injury, with Mikael, Ricardo Silva, Dadá Belmonte, and Adyson missing out.
This looks like being a comfortable win for Flamengo and they should maintain their second place in the table.
América Mineiro have been poor on the road in Serie A and we expect Flamengo to score 3 or more goals on their way to victory.