Nova Iguaçu and Americano meet at Estádio Jânio de Moraes, in a match for the 2nd round of Carioca 1. The Americano won at home by (2‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, in 29 ‑02‑2020. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches has won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 08‑02‑2020, in a match for Carioca 1 that ended with the victory for Americano by (0‑4). Gonçalves (52 ‘), Romário (69’), Gean Miller (72 ‘) and Alex Pixote (84’) scored the match goals for the Americano. Pay attention to the home factor, since the Nova Iguaçu tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Nova Iguaçu :
The home team comes to this 2 nd round after a defeat by (0‑2) in the first game for the league, against América RJ. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in his stadium. In their last 7 home games for the championship, Nova Iguaçu won 2, tied 1 and lost 4, so they won 7 points in 21 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 matches at their stadium. The team allowed the opponent goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In 13 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
The Nova Iguazú team comes to this match with the mission of adding a victory in any event, since the team started their campaign very badly in this last phase of the play-offs that define which team will be saved from relegation to the second division of the state league. There were two games and two losses in a row and there are only two more games left. Thus, the team is interested in nothing more than two victories to dream of remaining in the elite of Río de Enero.
Americano FC:
The away team comes to this 2nd round, after the victory in its league debut, against América RJ, by (0‑1) This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and outside, since in the last 30 parties it registers 5 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the championship, the American won 12 points in 21 possible, after 4 wins and 3 losses in the last 7 games he played as a visitor. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2.
The visiting club, unlike its rival, started its trajectory towards permanence in the soccer elite of Río de Enero in a perfect way. Their first two games against Nova Iguazú and América RJ were crowned with two good victories, which almost guarantees the team to win one of the two places to stay in the first division, but the team wants to definitively confirm it with a home victory over the last classified in the competition.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,54
