Dominant! Flamengo top of the Brasileirão in 8 different stats

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·16 settembre 2025

Dominant! Flamengo top of the Brasileirão in 8 different stats

Filipe Luís leads the team with the most goals in this 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship

The 2-0 victory of Flamengo over Juventude last Sunday (14) raised the Rubro-Negro to 50 points in the Brazilian Championship. In addition to maintaining the lead, the team led by Filipe Luís stands out in seven other aspects in the competition, according to the website ‘Sofascore’.

This is because Filipe Luís's team leads in the number of goals, in big chances created and in maintaining ball possession. Furthermore, it is the team that concedes the least, the one that makes the most accurate passes and finishes per game.

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What are Flamengo's numbers?

1st in the table with 50 points;
1st in goals (47);
1st in least goals conceded (10);
1st in big chances created (54);
1st in ball possession (62.8%);
1st in accurate passes per game (519);
1st in shots on goal per game (6.0);
1st in games without conceding goals (13).

In terms of ball possession, for example, Vasco is the team that comes closest to Flamengo, with an average of 56%. Therefore, the difference is 6.8% between the rivals.

Competition table provided by Superscore

On defense, Botafogo conceded 14 goals, four more than Flamengo. Thus, Davide Ancelotti's team has 35 points, 15 less than Filipe Luís's team in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

Who shines in the team?

The team collectively is extremely balanced, but Arrascaeta has stood out in performances. This is because the Uruguayan has scored in five consecutive games.

Therefore, Arrascaeta's season of 18 goals and 13 assists in 43 games is crucial for Flamengo to lead the statistics in the Brasileirão. The Uruguayan is also important in the Libertadores.

What is Flamengo's next game?

With Arrascaeta available, Flamengo hosts Estudiantes starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) on Thursday (18), at Maracanã, for the first game of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.

If there is Rubro-Negro on the field, the Coluna do Fla provides complete coverage for the Rubro-Negra Nation. In addition, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney + (streaming) broadcast the first leg of the quarterfinals.

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