Brazilian Serie A Matchweek 31 runs from 16 October to 19 October 2026, featuring ten fixtures across four days of action. With league leaders Flamengo holding a slender one-point advantage over second-placed Palmeiras at the summit, the schedule offers stern examinations at both ends of the standings. Projections for the opening fixture are live now, while the remaining calls appear on each match page the day before kickoff.
The match of the round: Mirassol vs Internacional
The round begins with a meeting between two clubs separated by a single point in the lower reaches of the table. Mirassol sit 15th with 33 points, while Internacional occupy 17th with 32 points inside the relegation zone. It is a fixture where home form could tilt the balance: Mirassol have claimed two victories in the last three meetings between these sides on their own pitch and have produced stronger chance creation numbers in recent weeks.
Internacional arrive with recurring issues on their travels. The visitors have failed to score in five of their 15 away matches this term, and their attacking options are thinned by the absence of Alan Patrick and Antonio Sanabria, alongside Benjamin Arhin. Top scorer Johan Carbonero, who has seven goals in all competitions, will carry much of the finishing burden.
Our model leans towards a Mirassol win, though it remains a low-confidence call given how close both sides sit in the table. Mirassol enter after a 1-0 defeat at Bahia, but their last outing on home soil was a clean 2-0 success against Botafogo. The model also projects Mirassol to score the opening goal with medium confidence, and in speculative exact scoreline projections, it leans towards a 1-0 Mirassol win with low confidence, expecting fewer than 2.5 goals in total.
Saturday
Botafogo host bottom-placed Chapecoense looking to end a three-match winless sequence that includes a 1-1 draw at Coritiba and a 2-1 loss to Vasco da Gama. Danilo Santos leads the hosts with 10 goals in all competitions, though Arthur Chaves, Edenílson and Jordan Barrera remain sidelined. Chapecoense arrive on the back of consecutive heavy defeats, beaten 4-0 at Vitoria and 4-1 by Atletico Paranaense, leaving them on 18 points with 61 goals conceded.
Atlético Mineiro, seventh on 47 points, meet 11th-placed Coritiba after a 2-1 win over Santos. The hosts must manage without the suspended Alan Franco as well as injured pair Everson and Fred, with Tomás Cuello leading their scoring chart on five goals. Coritiba have struggled defensively on their travels, conceding nine goals across their last two away games in heavy losses to Fluminense and Vasco da Gama.
Third-placed Atletico Paranaense take on second-placed Palmeiras in an upper-bracket meeting. The hosts boast Kevin Viveros, who has scored 21 goals this season, and come in fresh from a 4-1 victory at Chapecoense. Palmeiras trail leaders Flamengo by just one point following a 4-1 derby win over Corinthians, but they will be missing suspended defensive duo Gustavo Gómez and Agustín Giay.
Sunday
Sao Paulo entertain Vasco da Gama after ending a two-match losing run with a 2-1 home victory over Vitoria. Jonathan Calleri has 10 goals for the hosts, but Djhordney is suspended and both Danielzinho and Aurélio Buta are injured. Vasco da Gama are unbeaten in three games following a goalless draw with Remo and an away win at Botafogo.
Fluminense sit fourth and welcome eighth-placed Santos, aiming to recover from a 1-0 loss to Flamengo. John Kennedy leads the home attack with nine goals, but they are without the suspended Guilherme Arana and the injured Germán Cano. Santos feature 14-goal forward Gabriel Barbosa, though they were edged 2-1 at Atlético Mineiro in their previous outing.
Gremio find themselves 18th on 31 points after three consecutive draws, most recently 1-1 against Internacional. They host sixth-placed Cruzeiro without the suspended Wallace and injured forward Matheus Nascimento. Cruzeiro fell 4-2 at RB Bragantino last time out and will miss suspended midfielder Felipe Morais alongside injured attacker Gabriel Pec.
League leaders Flamengo travel to fifth-placed Bahia, holding 64 points after a 1-0 win over Fluminense. Pedro Guilherme leads the division's frontrunners with 16 goals in all competitions, though Ayrton Lucas, Danilo and Evertton Araújo are out. Bahia hold 49 points following a 1-0 home victory against Mirassol, spearheaded by Luciano Juba with 10 goals.
Nineteenth-placed Remo host ninth-placed RB Bragantino looking to snap a three-match winless streak that has yielded two points. The home side are without the suspended Marcelo, while RB Bragantino arrive full of confidence after scoring four goals in a 4-2 triumph over Cruzeiro, led by top scorer Lucas Barbosa.
Monday
Matchweek 31 concludes when 16th-placed Corinthians host 12th-placed Vitoria. Corinthians have lost three consecutive fixtures, conceding nine goals in that span, and will be without the suspended Memphis Depay along with injured midfielder José Martínez. Vitoria sit four points clear of their hosts despite suffering a 2-1 defeat at Sao Paulo in their last fixture, though they must cope without suspended defender Cacá and injured defender Camutanga.
This round carries significant weight across the division. At the top, Flamengo and Palmeiras face testing away trips that could alter the title race, while the congested bottom six could see positions shift rapidly as teams fight to pull clear of the drop zone.
