Sampaio Corrêa-RJ vs Flamengo – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 31/01/2024

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and Flamengo face each other on the night of this Wednesday, January 31, 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 Mangueirão stadium, in the city of Belém, Pará.

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ

Champion of Rio’s second division last season, the Sampaio Corrêa-RJ team has not yet managed to adapt to the competitive level of the state’s elite and has been encountering many difficulties even in balancing its actions against its opponents.

After all, the team only scored one point in the four matches they played and, as a result, they traveled to the state of Pará to face Flamengo still with the ambition of achieving their first victory in the competition, to breathe a sigh of relief in relation to the fight for survival.

In the last round, the team faced Botafogo and ended up getting the worst of it by losing 2-0 away from home, being completely dominated by the Botafogo team at the time.

In their 5 most recent official matches, 2 draws and 3 defeats were recorded. During this period, they drew with Portuguesa-RJ and Vasco, in addition to losing to Botafogo, Portuguesa-RJ and also to Nova Iguaçu.

Currently, the club is in 11th place in the Rio elite league table, with only 1 point achieved so far, being the first team outside the relegation zone, which has Audax occupying the bottom spot yet without scoring.

Flamengo

On the other side is the powerful Flamengo team, which remains undefeated in the tournament, but has been leaving Cariocão aside to the detriment of better physical preparation of its main squad, which did pre-season in the United States by holding some friendlies in northern territory.

Despite having debuted in the state with an overwhelming victory over Audax, 4-0, the alternative team that the red-black team used in the following rounds failed to win, suffering draws with Nova Iguaçu and also with Portuguesa-RJ.

Thus, the club is currently in the middle zone of the Rio elite classification table, occupying eighth place, with 5 points achieved so far, with three points behind Vasco, which opens the G-4 of the competition, which gives access to the semifinals.

There were 2 wins, 3 draws and no defeats in the last 5 matches played this season by the Flamengo team.

During this period, the club recorded triumphs over Audax-RJ and Philadelphia Union, in addition to drawing with Nova Iguaçu, Portuguesa-RJ and also with Orlando City.

Conclusion:

Returning to its main squad, which left the United States and arrived in the capital of Pará to face Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in this round of the Carioca Championship, the team led by Tite has everything it takes to stand out in search of a quiet victory, the example of what happened against Audax, the only time they used maximum force in this edition of the state championship.