Botafogo and Portuguesa-RJ face each other on the night of this Tuesday, January 30, 2024, starting at 9:30 pm, in a game valid for the 5th round of the Guanabara Cup, for the Campeonato Carioca. The duel will be played at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Botafogo
The Botafogo team will have the advantage of playing at home in this round and arrives with the status of great favorites to win and confirm on the field all the superiority that is indicated to them.
Their most recent duel was a resounding 2-0 victory over the modest Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, without giving the opponent a chance to react, in a match that followed the 1-0 defeat to Boavista, away from home, this being the only setback suffered by the Botafogo team this season.
There were 3 wins, no draws and 2 defeats in the last 5 official matches. During this period they beat Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, Bangu and Madureira, in addition to losing to Internacional and also to Boavista.
Currently, the black and white club is in second place on the Rio elite league table, with 9 points achieved so far, having only one less than the leader and two above Nova Iguaçu, the first team outside the G-4 at the moment.
Playing as home team, at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, the Botafogo team recorded a recent campaign with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Portuguesa-RJ
On the other side is Portuguesa-RJ, which invested in putting together a very competitive squad that could provide work in the state championship, in the Copa do Brasil and especially in Series D of the Brazilian Championship.
The team has been positively surprising so far and in the last round they managed a goalless draw against Flamengo, in a match that took place in the city of Natal and followed the slim 1-0 triumph over Sampaio Corrêa-RJ.
In the last 5 times that they entered the field officially, Lusa recorded a performance with 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat. During this period the team beat Olaria, Bangu and also Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, in addition to drawing with Flamengo and losing to Fluminense.
At the moment, Lusa is in fourth place in the Rio elite league table, with 7 points achieved so far, having the same score as Nova Iguaçu, which is outside the G-4 due to being disadvantaged in goal difference.
Playing as a visitor, the Portuguesa-RJ team recorded a recent campaign with 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Conclusion:
As much as Portuguesa has been surprising in this edition, Botafogo has a better squad and is also going through a more reliable moment in relation to Lusa, deserving the status of favorites to win this match.