No penalty against Palmeiras in Brasileirão; compare with Flamengo

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·24. April 2026

No penalty against Palmeiras in Brasileirão; compare with Flamengo

Check out some Flamengo and Palmeiras stats in the Brasileirão

It has already become a meme on social media: “did Palmeiras get a penalty today?”. In their favor, there seems to be one in almost every match. Against them, though, it is a rarity. After 12 rounds of the Brasileirão, Abel Ferreira’s team still has not had a penalty awarded to their opponents. See some comparisons with Flamengo in the competition.

WHAT ARE FLAMENGO’S AND PALMEIRAS’ POSITIONS IN SOME BRASILEIRÃO STATS?

FOULS COMMITTED Flamengo 11th Palmeiras 6th FOULS COMMITTED IN THE DEFENSIVE THIRD Flamengo 17th Palmeiras 4th YELLOW CARDS Flamengo 10th Palmeiras 14th RED CARDS Flamengo 1st Palmeiras 15th RED CARDS FOR MISCONDUCT (complaining, taking off the shirt, aggression… more subjective) Flamengo 2nd Palmeiras 11th PENALTIES CONCEDED Flamengo 6th Palmeiras 20th (no penalties awarded against them) AVERAGE BALL-IN-PLAY TIME Flamengo 1st Palmeiras 10th YELLOW CARDS SHOWN TO OPPONENTS Flamengo 12th Palmeiras 3rd OPPONENT RED CARDS Flamengo 10th Palmeiras 4th

WHAT ANALYSIS CAN BE MADE FROM THESE NUMBERS?

The ‘inconsistencies’ in the numbers stand out. After all, Flamengo is only 11th in the fouls committed ranking, but has more yellow and red cards than Palmeiras, which sits sixth in fouls. In penalties conceded, Mengo is sixth, while Abel Ferreira’s team is rock bottom, with zero.

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Still on the topic of cards, Palmeiras commits more fouls in the field’s ‘danger zone,’ which is the defensive area. Even so, they have the edge over Flamengo when it comes to cautions. The São Paulo side is the fourth team that most often stops plays near its own goal, while Mengão is 17th.

WHO LETS THE BALL KEEP ROLLING?

In the Brasileirão, among the five matches with the most ball-in-play time, three involve Flamengo (Bahia, Remo and Fluminense). Among the top ten, five involve Flamengo. Palmeiras does not appear once in the top 10. No other team appears more than once.

HAS THE METHOD ALREADY STARTED?

Although the numbers show Flamengo as less violent and more focused on playing football, Palmeiras continues with its method of complaining about refereeing in every match. Coach Abel Ferreira and the club’s official page, for example, have already spoken out about referees in Mengo matches against other teams.

WILL PALMEIRAS GET A PENALTY ON SUNDAY?

The king of penalties in Brazilian football, Palmeiras is hoping for yet another spot kick this Sunday (26), against Bragantino, in Bragança Paulista. The ball starts rolling at 6:30 PM (Brasília time). Later, at 8:30 PM, Flamengo faces Atlético-MG on the synthetic pitch at Arena MRV.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.