Flamengo are the best home and away side in the 2026 Brasileirão | OneFootball

On top of everything else, Flamengo still leads the Brasileirão standings

Flamengo currently has both the best home and away record in the 2026 Brasileirão. After 28 rounds, the league leader has 33 points at home and 27 away. Together, those numbers make up the 60 points that put the team at the top of the table.

That double lead, however, comes with tight races in both categories. At home, Fluminense has also reached 33 points. Away, Palmeiras has matched Flamengo’s 27. In both cases, though, the Rubro-Negro comes out ahead on the tiebreakers.

Flamengo has lost only once at home

In the 14 matches it has played at home, Leonardo Jardim’s team has won 10, drawn 3, and lost just 1. As a result, it has taken 33 of the 42 points available, for a 78.6% success rate.

The team’s only home defeat came against Palmeiras, 3-0 at the Maracanã, back in the first half of the season. On the other hand, Flamengo has won its last 5 home matches: Vitória (2-0), Botafogo (3-0), Mirassol (2-0), Corinthians (2-1), and Red Bull Bragantino (2-1).

Goal difference is what gives Flamengo the edge in this ranking. At home, the team has scored 28 goals and conceded 10. Fluminense has the same record of 10 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss, but its goal difference is 10, compared to 18 for its rival. That scenario had already appeared in Coluna do Fla’s survey on the home ranking.

Meanwhile, Palmeiras has 30 points from 13 home matches. So the São Paulo side still has 1 fewer home game than Flamengo in this comparison.

Away form is better than Palmeiras’s

Away from home, Flamengo has played 14 matches. It has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses, earning 27 points with a 64.3% success rate.

Palmeiras, the league runner-up, also has 27 points away from home. However, the São Paulo club needed 15 matches to reach that mark, with 7 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses. That means the Rubro-Negro is ahead on number of wins and still has 1 fewer away match played.

The attacking numbers reinforce the strong performance. As a visitor, Flamengo has scored 27 goals and conceded 13. Among the wins are 4-0 victories over Atlético-MG and Chapecoense, as well as a 5-1 win over Mirassol.

The most recent away defeat came on August 22, when Cruzeiro won 2-1. After that, in its next away fixture, the team beat Remo 1-0.

Balance is sustaining Flamengo’s lead in the Brasileirão

The combined total from the two campaigns is 18 wins, 6 draws, and 4 losses in 28 matches. With that, Flamengo leads the Brasileirão with 60 points, 3 more than Palmeiras.

The overall record also shows consistency. The team has scored 55 goals and conceded 23 in the competition. In addition, it reached the break on a run of five straight wins in the league, across home and away matches.

The good run is not limited to the domestic tournament. In September, the team also secured a place in the Libertadores semifinals after eliminating Independiente del Valle (ECU). Now, the opponent will be Estudiantes (ARG).

What are Flamengo’s next Brasileirão matches?

At the moment, the domestic schedule is on hold because of the FIFA international break. Flamengo returns to the field on October 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against Santos at Vila Belmiro in the 29th round. Until then, the coaching staff is preparing a strategy to keep the squad in rhythm.

Three days later, on October 11, the team hosts Fluminense at the Maracanã in the 30th round. So the derby will pit the two teams with the best home records against each other.

In total, the Rubro-Negro has 10 rounds left in the league. Based on the schedule split, there will be 5 home games and 5 away. Over the next 5 rounds, meanwhile, Flamengo will play 2 times at home, according to the Flamengo and Palmeiras schedule for the final stretch.

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