Sampaio Corrêa-RJ vs Vasco – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 21/01/2024

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and Vasco face off on the night of this Sunday, January 21, 2024, starting at 8:30 pm, in a game valid for the 2nd round of the Guanabara Cup. The duel will be played at the Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ

The Sampaio Corrêa-RJ team arrives for this match with a big unknown regarding their real capacity to compete at the highest level of the state scenario, but they hope to surprise positively this season, even though their debut was not the best.

At the time, the team was very nervous to face Nova Iguaçu and was unable to contain the offensive momentum of the home team, who opened a two-goal lead and conceded one at the very end, giving final numbers to Sampaio’s 2-1 away defeat.

The club is the current champion of Rio’s second division after defeating Olaria in the grand final and promises to evolve throughout its campaign to fight to remain in the elite.

In their 5 previous duels, only 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats were recorded. During this period, they beat Olaria, drew with Olaria and Portuguesa-RJ, in addition to losing to Portuguesa-RJ and also to Nova Iguaçu.

The club currently occupies a modest eighth place in the Rio elite league table, still looking to gain its first points in the tournament.

In the last 10 times that the Sampaio Corrêa-RJ team entered the field as home team, they recorded 8 wins, no draws and only 2 defeats.

Vasco

On the other side is the Vasco team, which in turn has been competing at the start of the competition with an alternative formation, considering that its main squad is in Uruguay to compete in the Rio de La Plata Series and did well by beating San Lorenzo 1-0 last Thursday.

Also on Thursday, the Vasco team entered the field for the debut of the Carioca Championship and showed all their quality by beating Boavista 2-0 in a resounding manner even without using their maximum strength.

There were 3 wins, no draws and 2 defeats in the last 5 official matches played by Gigante da Colina, who beat San Lorenzo, Boavista and Red Bull Bragantino, in addition to losing to Corinthians and also to Grêmio.

At the moment, the club is in second place in the Guanabara Cup, with 3 points won so far, having the same score as Flamengo, who leads thanks to goal difference.

As a visitor, the Vasco team recorded a campaign with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Despite their main players being in Uruguay, Vasco managed to show quality despite their alternative formation by defeating Boavista resoundingly and has everything it takes to overcome the modest Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in this second round.