{"id":1406058,"date":"2025-10-26T14:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1406058"},"modified":"2025-12-03T05:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:15:28","slug":"brazilian-serie-a-stats-analysis-title-race-palmeiras-flamengo-cruzeiro","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/brazilian-serie-a-stats-analysis-title-race-palmeiras-flamengo-cruzeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Serie A stats and analysis: All about the three-horse title race between Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The trio look to have gone ahead of everyone else and have arrived at a critical point in the season trying to survive multiple competitions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brazilian Serie A has always been one of the most unpredictable and balanced leagues in the world. While in England there\u2019s a \u2018Big Six\u2019, in Brazil there\u2019s a thing called \u2018Big Twelve\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And despite Palmeiras and Flamengo having distanced themselves from the rest over the past five years or so, they\u2019re booked to face a rival or at least a fellow \u2018big\u2019 club every other matchweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a slow start to the season – and having played in Serie B between 2020 and 2022 -, Cruzeiro have joined the duo – though they\u2019re not quite up there in the league table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/th>Games played<\/th>Wins<\/th>Draws<\/th>Losses<\/th>Goals scored<\/th>Goals conceded<\/th>Points won<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Palmeiras<\/td>28<\/td>19<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>53<\/td>26<\/td>61<\/td><\/tr>
Flamengo<\/td>29<\/td>18<\/td>7<\/td>4<\/td>56<\/td>16<\/td>61<\/td><\/tr>
Cruzeiro<\/td>29<\/td>16<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>42<\/td>21<\/td>56<\/td><\/tr>
Mirassol<\/td>30<\/td>15<\/td>10<\/td>5<\/td>52<\/td>31<\/td>55<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is the Brazilian Serie A title race looking like at the moment?<\/h2>