- Flamengo RJ are -217 favorites to beat Sao Paulo FC at home, with the visitors +750 and the draw +360.
- Flamengo RJ have won four of the last six Brasileiro Série A meetings between the clubs, all of which were played since April 2022.
Flamengo will pressure São Paulo
The clash of two of Brazil’s biggest soccer clubs promises to be an intense game with plenty of drama this Saturday, with both Flamengo RJ and São Paulo FC regular top-half Serie A finishers and regular Copa Libertadores competitors. This Flamengo RJ vs Sao Paulo FC preview shows why anticipation is high for this showdown.
Flamengo RJ are the strong favorites to win this match and it is easy to see why, given the quality of the players at their disposal, according to our Flamengo RJ vs Sao Paulo FC prediction.
Flamengo RJ are not a team to sit back and hope to counterattack as they typically like to have the ball and control the rhythm of the game.
They will press hard, play a wide game and, when they get it right, are very dangerous going forward with their attacking stars, such as Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa, Pedro and playmaker Giorgian De Arrascaeta, who can change the complexion of a big game with one moment of inspiration.
São Paulo, on the other hand, are a more tactically flexible club in terms of the philosophies they use.
They can be very compact and disciplined, especially in their defence, and ready to hit on the break.
Tricolor Paulista will frustrate the hosts
But, more usually, they will look to build from the back with their more experienced stars, such as Luciano, supported by talented academy graduates. They will be ready for Flamengo’s intensity and can be dangerous when they do get on the counterattack.
This game will be a chess match in many ways as Flamengo’s aggressive pressing will meet São Paulo’s patient, disciplined style in the middle of the pitch. But the home team will try to set the tempo, which is always a little faster than that of São Paulo, and the Flamengo RJ vs Sao Paulo FC betting tips suggest that the hosts will push for early dominance.
São Paulo have only won one and drawn another of the six Serie A fixtures between these clubs, so they don’t have much momentum to carry into this fixture either.
The Flamengo RJ vs Sao Paulo FC odds on Flamengo to keep up their impressive record in this rivalry are very short, at -217.
This Flamengo RJ vs Sao Paulo FC prediction also adds that Flamengo are the clear play at -217, although the both teams to score market is also worth considering because of the nature of the teams and the occasion.
