Flamengo vs Sao Paulo predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Tricolor Paulista, having lost their last match against Remo, travel to Rio de Janeiro with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 20th round of the Brazil Serie A,  Flamengo will face Sao Paulo at Maracaná stadium on 26 July at 21:30.

The home team, Flamengo is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 34 points, while Sao Paulo is currently in 8º position with 25.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Flamengo vs Sao Paulo.

Flamengo

Flamengo comes from playing against Coritiba and finished the match with a result of 3-0, with win for Flamengo. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Tricolor Paulista coached by Dorival Júnior. In that last match between Flamengo and Coritiba, Fla team achieved a 62% possession of the ball, with 9 shots on goal of which 3 were goals. The goals were scored by Pedro and Samuel Lino (x2).

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Leonardo Jardim has achieved 4 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. Flamengo average number of goals per game is 1.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Flamengo matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 2/8
• First to score: 5/8

Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Remo, and travel to the Maracaná stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Flamengo.

In that match between Sao Paulo and Remo, the Tricolor Paulista team achieved 60% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Dorival Júnior's team has won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4. Sao Paulo average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Sao Paulo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Flamengo vs Sao Paulo: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Flamengo vs Sao Paulo prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) stadium on 29-01-2026 with the result of 2-1, with Sao Paulo winning.

The last 5 meetings between Flamengo and Sao Paulo have resulted in 2 wins for Flamengo, 2 wins for Sao Paulo, and 1 draw. In those matches, Flamengo managed to score 7 goals, while Sao Paulo scored 6 goals against Flamengo.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals