Macaé and Americano meet at Estádio Claúdio Moacir de Azevedo, in a match for the 4th round of the Carioca 1. There is only record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 18-07-2017, which ended with the victory of the American for (0-1), and on 12-07-2017, which ended with a draw by (0-0).
Macae :
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Nova Iguaçu, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against América RJ by (1-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Macaé won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
The Macaé is a club that was already champion of the C Series of the Brazilian Championship, a title that reached in 2014, in addition to having been champion of the third division of the Carioca Championship in 1998 and runner-up of the D Series of the Brazilian Championship. This year, the team played the D Series of the Brazilian Championship, in which they advanced to the last 32, being eliminated by the Novorizontino by 3×1 (in the aggregate score), in addition to having remained in the fifth position of Group C of the Rio Cup of the Carioca Championship 2018, two points behind the second classified. In the last eight games that Macaé played at home, for more than one competition, in five of them the team suffered goals. We believe that in this match the Macaé, even playing at home, will suffer again goals and end up suffering a negative result.
Americano FC:
After 2 wins and 1 draw, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Nova Iguaçu by (2-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Goytacaz, by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, the American won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
El Americano is a club that has already won the Rio Cup once (2002), the Guanabara Cup once (2002) and the Rio Cup of 2018, as well as having six Fluminense Championship titles. Last season, the team played the second division of the Carioca Championship and reached the last phase, when it was defeated by the America-RJ by 0x1, in addition to having played the D Series of the Brazilian Championship, in which Group 13 ended in the third position. In the last five games that the American played as a visitor, for more than one competition, in three the team scored goals. We believe that in this match the American, despite playing away from home, will have conditions to re-score goals and fight for a positive result, with the aim of staying on top of the table.
PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.40
