Portuguesa-RJ vs Flamengo – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 27/01/2024

Portuguesa-RJ and Flamengo face off this Saturday night, January 27, 2024, from 6:10 pm, in the 4th round of the Guanabara Cup, for the Carioca Championship. The duel will be played at Arena das Dunas, in the city of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte.

Portuguesa-RJ

Despite being listed as an underdog on betting sites, the Portuguesa-RJ team hopes to surprise positively in this round, considering that Lusa has maximum strength available and appears to be one of the great sensations in this edition of the tournament.

Current champion of the Copa Rio, Lusa has spared no effort to reinforce its squad, which is also preparing to compete in Series D of the Brazilian Championship and the Copa do Brasil, in addition to the Campeonato Carioca itself, where it tries to keep up with the pace of the squad.

In the last round, Lusa faced Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and won by a minimum score of 1-0 in front of their fans, at the Luso-Brasileiro stadium.

In their 5 previous duels they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat, beating Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, Olaria and also Bangu, in addition to drawing with Olaria and losing to Fluminense.

Currently, the club is in third place on the state elite classification table, with 6 points achieved so far, only one less than the leader of the competition.

Playing as home team, the Portuguesa-RJ team recorded a campaign with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.

Flamengo

However, despite being the visitor, Flamengo should have an overwhelming majority of fans in the stands when taking the match to the Brazilian northeast, however, the red-black team does not treat the state as a priority this month.

This is because their main squad is in pre-season in the United States, where they will play a friendly this Saturday, against Orlando City, and defeated the Philadelphia Union in the middle of the week.

In this way, the red and black team has been using its under-20 athletes in the state, with the exception of some names that did not travel with the main squad, such as Thiago Maia, Matheuzinho and Pablo.

Their most recent duel was a 1-1 draw with Nova Iguaçu, away from home, taking away the red-black team’s 100% record in the tournament.

Currently, the club is in fifth place on the Rio elite league table, with 4 points achieved so far, two less than Boavista, which opens the G-4 of the competition at the moment.

There were 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the 5 previous matches, beating Audax-RJ, Cuiabá and Philadelphia Union, drawing with Nova Iguaçu and losing to São Paulo.

Conclusion:

Thus, despite being listed as favorite, Flamengo still does not convey as much confidence in the state games while its main squad is in the United States and, therefore, a bet in favor of Portuguesa-RJ, which won two of the three matches previous campaigns and has stood out positively in its latest campaigns, appears as the best betting option.