The fight for play-off spots in the Brazil Campeonato Carioca is a close one, with two of the contenders Boavista and Fluminense going head-to-head on Tuesday night.
The teams are seventh and sixth-place in the Taca Guanabara, with just a point separating the two teams.
Segunda vitória seguida no @cariocao! Seguimos, #TimeDeGuerreiros! 🇭🇺🇭🇺📸: Mailson Santana/FFC pic.twitter.com/NHouUzxJ6f— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) March 21, 2021
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Boavista have not been in great form of late in the Campeonato, as they have won just once in their last six games in the competition, having also drawn three and suffered two defeats.
Their recent games in the competition have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven matches.
Boavista’s home form in the Campeonato Carioca has been the definition of inconsistent of late, as they have won three, drawn two and lost two of their last seven matches on home soil.
The home side has failed to score in just one of their previous 11 games in Campeonato on their own patch.
Fluminense have won their last two games in this competition, but those wins came on the back of four straight defeats in the Campeonato Carioca.
Their recent matches in the competition have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last nine outings.
The home side has struggled for results on home soil in the Campeonato Carioca, having failed to win in their last five home games over 90 minutes, losing three games in the process.
Their last home win in the home competition was over a year ago in March 2020. The poor recent home form has not been helped by the fact that Fluminense have scored just two goals in their last five matches on home form in this competition.
Forebet predicts that Fluminense will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to stay ahead of Boavista in the standings.