Portimonense vs Setubal PREVIEW & PREDICTION 14/12/2018

Portimonense and Vitória Setúbal meet at Estádio do Portimonense SC, in a match for the 13th round of the Primeira Liga. The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 03-16-2018, ended with a draw by (1-1). Despite being a match between 11 th and 8 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 6 th best team in home matches and the 8 th best in away matches.

Portimonense:

After 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost with Porto out by (4-1), after in the previous match they won by (3-2) at home, in a match against Tondela. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 11 points, against only 3 in his away matches. In the last 6 home league matches Portimonense has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 11 points out of 18 possible.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 5 matches ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Portimonense enter this unmotivated match, after a defeat as a visitor, by 4-1, in the move to the arena of FC Porto. The whole house presents more arguments for this game, that is, we hope that it demonstrates a more offensive stance. The Portimonense usually uses a tactical system in 5-2-3, privileging fast transitions. In this tactical design, the three players on the attack front are Nakajima, Paulinho and Jackson Martinez. The technician Antonio Folha will not be able to count on Marcel, Guilherme Lazaroni and Jubal, to be injured.

Vitória Setúbal:

After 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 17 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Marítimo, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Benfica, by (0-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 6 away matches for the championship, Vitória Setúbal has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

Vitória de Setúbal enters this unmotivated match, after a home-made snub, by 0-1, at the Benfica reception. The outsider team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, favoring fast transitions and a more offensive style of play. In this tactical drawing, the two players responsible for throwing the panic in the area of ​​the rival are Cádiz and Mendy. Coach Lito Vidigal should not be able to count on André Sousa, for being injured.


PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.85

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