Fluminense vs Vasco – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 14/02/2024

Fluminense and Vasco meet at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in a game valid for the 8th round of the Carioca Championship. The confrontation is scheduled to take place on the night of this Wednesday, February 14, 2024, starting at 9:30 pm.

Fluminense

Still undefeated this season, the Fluminense team, led by coach Fernando Diniz, arrives to compete in its first classic of 2024 and promises to do well after several good performances.

Owner of the best campaign in the Campeonato Carioca to date, Tricolor is preparing to compete in the main competitions of the season and even though they compete in the first rounds with an alternative formation, the Laranjeiras team still surprised positively and lives up to the excellent position they have.

In the last round, Tricolor encountered certain difficulties, but beat Sampaio Corrêa-RJ 1-0 with a goal scored in the second stage.

In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and no defeats. During this period they beat Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, Bangu, Nova Iguaçu and also Audax-RJ, in addition to drawing with Boavista.

Currently, the club is in first place in the Campeonato Carioca, with 17 points achieved so far, only two above the runner-up in the competition.

Playing as home team, the Fluminense team has a recent record with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.

Vasco

While on the other side is Vasco’s squad, which in turn arrives at this Rio classic under pressure to win, as only victory will be enough to guarantee it in the G-4 in this round, considering that any other result could take them out of the tournament semi-finals zone.

In the last round, the Vasco team faced Audax-RJ, bottom of the competition, who lost all the games played so far. Despite also encountering some difficulties, Vasco managed to confirm their previous favoritism by winning by a slim score of 1-0.

The result left them in fourth place on the Campeonato Carioca leaderboard, with 12 points achieved so far, with only one above Botafogo, the first team outside the G-4 of the competition.

There were 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 5 times that Gigante da Colina entered the field officially during the season. In the meantime, the team showed strength by beating Audax-RJ and Madureira, but had draws with Flamengo and Bangu, in addition to losing to Nova Iguaçu.

As a visitor, the Vasco team recorded 3 wins, 5 draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

In a duel of great rivalry between the parties, the expectation is that Fluminense will be able to take advantage of the good phase to stand out on the field, aiming to further widen the gap in relation to the other competitors in this first major test for Tricolor in 2024.