Fluminense vs Portuguesa-RJ – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 21/01/2024

Fluminense will host Portuguesa-RJ at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, for the 2nd round of the Guanabara Cup. The match is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of this Sunday, January 21, 2024, starting at 4 pm.

Fluminense

The Fluminense team will follow its plan to play with an alternative formation in the initial rounds of the Campeonato Carioca and this should end up costing them some precious points.

After all, Tricolor Rio’s calendar in 2023 was quite busy, with a decisive game on December 22nd, losing the FIFA Club World Cup final to Manchester City.

Therefore, the main squad of Tricolor das Laranjeiras will only reappear on January 25th and until then the team will only use athletes who recently arrived at the club and also young players from the youth teams.

In the opening round, the team already encountered many difficulties after suffering a 1-1 draw with Volta Redonda, away from home, at the Raulino de Oliveira stadium and does not expect to have an easy time against Portuguesa in this second round.

In their 5 most recent duels, only 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats were recorded, beating Al Ahly and drawing with Volta Redonda, in addition to losing to Palmeiras, Grêmio and also Manchester City.

Currently, the club is in the intermediate zone of the Guanabara Cup, having only 1 point in the competition, having two points less than the leaders.

Playing as home team, the Fluminense team recorded a recent campaign with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 games played.

Portuguesa-RJ

While on the other side is the Portuguesa-RJ squad, which in turn came very close to achieving promotion to Series C of the Brazilian Championship, as it fell in the quarter-finals of Series D.

However, Lusa showed strength by taking the Copa Rio title and thus guaranteeing its participation in both Série D and Copa do Brasil this season.

In their debut round for the Guanabara Cup, the team from Ilha do Governador managed to defeat Bangu 1-0 at home.

As a result, the team occupies fourth place in the league table, with 3 points achieved so far, having the same score as the leaders, who have an advantage on goal difference.

In the 5 previous duels there were 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats, beating Bangu, Olaria and Serrano, in addition to drawing with Olaria and also with Serrano.

Playing away from home, the Portuguesa-RJ team recorded a campaign with only 2 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.

Conclusion:

However, as long as Fluminense’s main highlights do not return from vacation, the tendency is for Tricolor to accumulate some stumbles in the initial rounds, especially against more competitive teams like Portuguesa, which has been investing and gaining more and more prominence in Rio’s football.