Madureira and Resende meet at Estádio Aniceto Moscoso, in a match for the 4th round of Carioca 1. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 16‑03‑2019, ended with Madureira winning (0‑2). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Madureira :
After 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 3rd position, without having won any points. In their last match, they defeated the Volta Redonda home by (2‑1), after in the previous match they had won by (0‑3) away, in a match against Macaé. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 30 suffered; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 14 goals scored and 13 suffered.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 matches at their stadium. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition.
Madureira made clear and evident his difficulties against the big clubs in the state, where he lost to Flamengo and was defeated by Fluminense. Before the interruption of Brazilian soccer, the team had won the last two games, scoring five goals in these two games. Despite the financial problems he faces, in view of the players’ contracts and the date of the change of status, Madureira can still perform with quality against a club without great expression, as is the case with his opponent in this one. round.
Resende :
The visiting team is currently in the 3rd position, with no points won, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Fluminense, by (4‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Macaé, by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in his stadium, with 12 goals scored and 16 suffered. In his last 4 away games for the championship, Resende registers 1 victory and 3 defeats, so he conquered 3 points in 12 possible. The team allowed the opponent goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 9 matches in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Resende fluctuated a lot in the competition, drawing a duel that everyone thought he would lose (the game against Vasco), losing a duel where he was favorite (against Macaé), and in addition to other matches, where most ended without the three points won. . Certainly, the team knows the responsibility of trying to escape the descent and for that it must enter the field dedicating itself to the maximum, but it is a fact that the team did not present good football at any time in this year of 2020.
PREDICTION: Resende to win @ 2,04
