Flamengo vs Audax-RJ – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 17/01/2024

Flamengo and Audax-RJ face each other at Arena da Amazônia, in the city of Manaus, in the 1st round of the Guanabara Cup. The clash will be played on the night of this Wednesday, January 17, 2024, starting at 9:30 pm.

Without officially entering the field since December 6th, when they faced São Paulo at the Morumbi stadium in the last round of the Brasileirão and left the field defeated by the minimum score of 1-0, Flamengo is preparing to have a better campaign in 2024 than in 2023 in all competitions.

After all, the club had the opportunity to win several titles after an incredible 2022, but even in single-game disputes the red-black team ended up failing, going blank in a season in which everything went wrong for the red-black team.

The board has invested heavily in assembling a very qualified squad that is being prepared to debut soon and should travel to the United States shortly after the match against Audax, this Wednesday, leaving Carioca in the hands of its under-20 squad.

Flamengo’s under-20 team reached the group stage of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and won all three matches they played before traveling to Manaus to represent the professional team and intends to surprise in the games in which they enter the field, however, it will be the main squad that will face Audax and with this the tendency is that we’ll see a huge technical disparities between the parties.

In the last 5 official matches held by the Red-Black, 3 wins, no draws and only 2 defeats were recorded, beating Red Bull Bragantino, América-MG and Cuiabá, in addition to losing to Atlético-MG and also to o São Paulo.

Acting as home team, the Flamengo team recorded a recent campaign with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Audax-RJ

Audax-RJ, on the other hand, competed in the Rio Cup in the second half of 2023. However, there were only two games against Olaria in which they lost 2-1 and 1-0, resulting in an early elimination from the tournament.

In the previous season’s Campeonato Carioca, the team reached the grand final of the Taça Rio, where they faced Botafogo and also lost the two games in question, wasting the chance to crown their campaign with a very traditional trophy.

Only 1 victory, no draws and 4 defeats were recorded in the last 5 official matches, beating Nova Iguaçu, in addition to losing to Botafogo and also to Olaria twice each.

Acting as a visitor, the Audax-RJ team recorded a recent campaign with only 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

In the previous season, the Flamengo team also faced Audax-RJ for the debut of the Campeonato Carioca and even with players from the youth categories, they won 1-0.

Conclusion:

This Wednesday, the expectation is that the Flamengo team will be able to register a good performance to collect three important points for their campaign before traveling to the United States.