Match report
Flamengo ease past Vitoria to climb Brasileirão table
Flamengo secured a 2-0 win over Vitoria in matchday 22 of the Brasileirão Série A, dominating for long stretches to strengthen their position near the top of the table. Erick Pulgar opened the scoring in the 14th minute, finishing from a Léo Pereira assist to give the home side an early lead they never relinquished.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The contest remained 1-0 at half-time before Flamengo doubled their advantage in the 80th minute. Bruno Henrique converted after being set up by Jorge Carrascal, sealing the points and extending Vitoria's difficult run on the road.
Flamengo controlled proceedings throughout, dominating possession and generating far more chances than their visitors. Vitoria struggled to create meaningful opportunities, managing just one shot on target across the match, while Flamengo's pressure told in the closing stages with the second goal.
Jorge Carrascal provided the assist for Flamengo's second goal and finished as the match's top-rated performer with an 8.7 rating, pulling the strings behind Bruno Henrique's late strike.
Flamengo's dominance was underlined by a 63% to 37% split in possession over Vitoria.
Flamengo beat Vitoria 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Flamengo met Vitoria in the Brasileirão Série A (Regular Season - 22). Kick-off was Sunday, 9 August 2026, 22:30 UTC at Estádio do Maracanã. Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio. Attendance: 58,226.
Team pages: Flamengo · Vitoria · Brasileirão Série A
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Erick Pulgar (assist: Léo Pereira) — 1–0 · Watch Erick Pulgar's goal video (14')
- 80' Goal: Bruno Henrique (assist: Jorge Carrascal) — 2–0 · Watch Bruno Henrique's goal video (80')
Starting line-ups
Flamengo (4-2-3-1)
Vitoria (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Lucas Arcanjo (c)
- 83 Jamerson
- 2 Emanuel Brítez
- 95 Caíque
- 70 Fabiano
- 15 Walace
- 6 Emmanuel Martínez
- 10 Matheuzinho
- 88 Zé Vitor
- 33 Erick
- 91 Rene
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Flamengo 70%, the draw 23%, Vitoria 7%. It finished Flamengo 2–0 Vitoria.
Flamengo's rating gap decides it — Flamengo are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and Brasileirão Série A home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Flamengo. The draw at 23% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Flamengo at 70%?
Flamengo sit 269 points higher on our strength rating — 1900 to 1631. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,913 such games. Brasileirão Série A home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (27.0% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (24.8% vs 30.2%). Brasileirão Série A homes won 48.2% of 4,388 games vs 44.9% across all 98,904 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 69–19–12.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 70% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Vitoria at 7%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,529. Brasileirão Série A runs draw-heavy, adding 2.1 points. The goals environment adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Flamengo average 14 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 269 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Vitoria are missing 4 regular starters — Cacá, Luan Cândido, Emmanuel Martínez — about 36% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Flamengo vs Vitoria final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Brasileirão Série A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Flamengo 2–0 Vitoria. Explore more on the Flamengo and Vitoria team pages or the Brasileirão Série A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Flamengo vs Vitoria?
Flamengo beat Vitoria 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Flamengo vs Vitoria?
Erick Pulgar (14') for Flamengo; Bruno Henrique (80') for Flamengo.
›Where can I watch Flamengo vs Vitoria highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Flamengo 2–0 Vitoria are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Flamengo and Vitoria?
Flamengo and Vitoria have met 10 times — 7 wins for Flamengo, 1 win for Vitoria and 2 draws.