Belenenses and Vitória Guimarães meet forces at Estádio Nacional, in a match for the 26th matchday of the Primeira Liga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 30‑10‑2019, Vitória Guimarães won at home by (5‑0). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in the last 8 matches. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Vitória Guimarães presents considerable differences in results at home and as a visitor.
Belenenses :
After 7 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in 13th position, with 26 points won. In their last match, they tied with Famalicão at home by (0‑0), after in the previous match they had tied with (0‑0) away, in a match against Rio Ave. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so he is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games he has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Belenenses conquered 14 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. The team allowed the opponent goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 24 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘).
Belenenses spent much of the championship too close to the relegation zone, but they come to this 26th day breathing much better. In thirteenth position in the leaderboard, Coach Petit’s team has 29 points added, as do Vitória de Setúbal and Boavista, one less than Gil Vicente and three more than Tondela. Last Friday, Belenenses resumed competitive activity with another positive result from coach Petit. On the visit to Desportivo das Aves, Belenenses won 2-0, adding the fifth consecutive game without defeats and the third victory in the last five league games. The first goal was in the 11th minute, on his own, by goalkeeper Fábio, after a shot by Marco Matias. At minute 39, Silvestre Varela confirmed what the final result would be with a technical gesture of beautiful effect.
Vitória Guimarães :
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 37 points won, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Tondela by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Paços de Ferreira, by (1‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Vitória Guimarães conquered 16 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 games they 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 their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 24 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
In the fight for access to European competitions, Vitória de Guimarães is not campaigning according to their expectations and comes to this day in sixth place, with 38 points, along with Rio Ave. With less two points than Famalicão, the fifth classified, and less five than Sporting, the fourth, the team of coach Ivo Vieira will have to do a more assertive final part of the championship in order to achieve their presence in the Europa League. On the first day after the restart, Vitória received, in Guimarães, the visit of Sporting Lisboa, with whom they tied for (2×2), in a balanced match, but with a slight promotion from the Lisbon team. At a disadvantage on two occasions, both times Guimarães managed to restore equality, first through Juan Carlos Teixeira (32 ‘) and later by Marco Eduardo (68’).
PREDICTION: Guimaraes to win @ 1,73
