Vasco vs Flamengo – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 04/02/2024

Vasco and Flamengo face each other at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in a game valid for the 6th round of the Guanabara Cup, in the Carioca Championship. The confrontation is scheduled to start at 7pm, on the evening of this Sunday, February 4, 2024.

Vasco

The Vasco team arrives for this match with the need to present better football compared to previous rounds. After all, the Cruzmaltine team hasn’t won in two rounds even though they haven’t yet faced any of the other big clubs in the championship.

Arriving to play their first classic of the season, Vasco is on a downward trend after losing to Nova Iguaçu by a score of 2-0 in the last round, having already suffered a 2-2 draw with Bangu in the previous round, demonstrating a certain vulnerability in the defensive sector.

In the last 5 times they entered the field, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat. During this period they beat Madureira and Maldonado, drew with Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and also with Bangu, in addition to losing to Nova Iguaçu.

Currently, the club is in seventh place on the Campeonato Carioca leaderboard, with 8 points achieved so far, only one less than Madureira, who opens the G-4 of the competition.

Acting as home team, the Vasco team has a recent record with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Flamengo

And on the visitors’ side there is the Flamengo team, which in turn recently returned from the United States after pre-season on North American soil and did well by defeating Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in a striking way with its main cast last Wednesday by a score of 2-0.

This is because the red and black team had been using an alternative formation in the Rio championship while its main players were preparing outside the country.

In the meantime, the team suffered draws with Portuguesa-RJ and Nova Iguaçu, wasting precious points, in addition to having the duel against Volta Redonda postponed, therefore, playing one game less compared to all the clubs that appear in the G-4.

There were 2 wins, 3 draws and no defeats in the last 5 matches played this year. During this period they beat Philadelphia Union and Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, in addition to drawing with Nova Iguaçu, Orlando City and also Portuguesa-RJ.

At the moment, the club is in sixth place on the Campeonato Carioca leaderboard, with 8 points achieved so far, in a similar situation to that of its current opponent.

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

Conclusion:

Owner of a technically more qualified squad that is also going through a better phase than its opponent, the tendency is for Flamengo to be able to stand out to maintain its unbeaten record this season, being the big favorite in this classic.