Boavista and Portuguesa-RJ face each other at the Elcyr Resende stadium, located in Bacaxá, Rio de Janeiro, in the 7th round of the Campeonato Carioca. The duel will be played on the night of this Friday, February 9, 2024, starting at 7:15 pm.
Boavista
The Boavista team has already demonstrated a lot of quality by putting on other great performances throughout its campaign, even defeating Botafogo’s maximum strength and also Volta Redonda in Raulino de Oliveira.
However, the Alviverde team has not won for two consecutive rounds and needs to present a more efficient performance to return to the G-4.
In the last round, the team faced Fluminense, current champion of the tournament and leader of this edition as well. On that occasion, Boavista did well to turn the game around in the first half and were winning the game until the 86th minute, when they conceded the equalizer to make the score 2-2.
As a result, the team is currently in fifth place on the Rio elite ranking table, with 10 points achieved so far, having the same score as Madureira, which opens the access zone to the semi-finals of the tournament by having an advantage on the balance of goals.
In their 5 most recent matches played officially this season, they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat. During this period, they showed strength by beating Botafogo, Volta Redonda and also Audax-RJ, in addition to drawing with Fluminense and losing to Madureira.
In the last 10 times that they entered the field as home team, at the Elcyr Resende stadium, in Bacaxá, the Boavista team recorded a recent campaign with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Portuguesa-RJ
Portuguesa-RJ, on the other hand, comes to this clash in a similar situation to its opponent, considering that it needs victory to gain strength in the fight for the G-4.
However, Lusa has not won for three consecutive rounds, drawing all matches played in this period. Their most recent duel was a goalless draw against Madureira, away from home.
The result left them in eighth place on the Rio elite ranking table, with 9 points achieved so far, only one less than Madureira, who opens the G-4 of the competition.
In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, they only recorded 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. During this period they beat Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, drew with Madureira, Botafogo and also Flamengo, in addition to losing to Fluminense.
Playing away from home, the Portuguesa-RJ team recorded a recent campaign with only 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.
Conclusion:
Therefore, it is natural for Boavista to be chosen as the favorite in this round due to its more impressive campaign and performances in which it was a step above its current opponent.