Flamengo faces Gameweek 18 of the Brasileiro eager to return to winning ways when they host Criciuma at the Arena BRB Mane Garrincha on Saturday.

Flamengo is currently in 3rd place in the standings, while Criciúma is in 14th place.

Flamengo:
- In the last match on July 11, 2024, they lost against Fortaleza with a score of 1-2. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost 2 times, and drawn 1 time. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per match and conceded 1.6 goals. 
- In this Serie A season, they have won 9 times, lost 3 times, and drawn 4 times. They have scored an average of 1.75 goals per match and conceded 1.06 goals. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 14 matches. 
- In the last 9 home matches, more than 0.5 goals have been scored in the first half. 
- Both teams have scored in Flamengo's last 5 matches in Serie A.
- They have not lost in 18 of the last 20 home matches.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 9 of the last 10 matches in Serie A. 

Criciúma:
- In the last match on July 17, 2024, they lost against Corinthians with a score of 2-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 1 time, lost 2 times, and drawn 2 times. They have scored an average of 1 goal per match and conceded 1.2 goals. 
- In this Serie A season, they have won 4 times, lost 6 times, and drawn 5 times. They have scored an average of 1.47 goals per match and conceded 1.6 goals. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 15 matches in Serie A. 
- In the last 7 away matches in Serie A, more than 0.5 goals have been scored in the first half.
- More than 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 6 away matches in Serie A.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in the last 6 away matches. 
- Both teams have scored in Criciúma's last 5 away matches in Serie A.
- They have lost in 5 of their last 6 away matches.

Head to Head:
In the last head to head on November 23, 2014, Flamengo and Criciúma drew with a score of 1-1. 
In the last 4 head to head matches, Flamengo has won 3 times and they have drawn 1 time. Flamengo has scored an average of 2.5 goals per match, while Criciúma has scored an average of 0.5 goals per match. 

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
FLAMENGO
Rossi; Franca, Bruno, Luiz, Lucas; Pulgar, Allan; Araujo, Gerson, Goncalves; Pedro
CRICIÚMA
Gustavo; Claudinho, Fagundes, Angel, Hermes; Allan, Newton, Barreto, Mateus; Caike, Eder



BetMines predicts Flamengo will win.