SETUBAL VS FEIRENSE PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Vitória Setúbal and Feirense face at Estádio do Bonfim, in a match for the 32nd round of the Primeira Liga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 17-12-2017, Feirense won at home against (1-0). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and outside.
Vitória Setúbal:
After 6 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 14th position, with 29 points won. In their last match, they lost with Porto out by (5-1), after in the previous match they tied for (1-1) away, in a match against Vitória Guimarães. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. For the championship, Vitória Setúbal won 12 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 31 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 19 games in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Vitória de Setúbal party for this game with a defeat in the field of the leader FC Porto, by 5-1, thus adding the third consecutive game without beating in this competition. Of note that the locals have only 2 points of advantage over the descent zone. In this game against Feirense, a direct opponent in the fight for maintenance, coach José Couceiro must play in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Costinha is the Big responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. João Amaral and Edinho are the best finalists of Vitória de Setúbal, with 9 goals scored. Only Nuno Pinto will be unavailable, as he is in the care of the local team’s medical department.
Feirense:
After 8 wins, 3 draws and 20 losses, the away team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 27 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Desportivo Aves, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Vitória Guimarães, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. For the league, Feirense won 3 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win and 9 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 7 defeats in the last matches as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 31 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 22 games they suffered the first goal.
A bit like his opponent, Feirense is going through a difficult moment of the season, however, comes to this game with a victory over Vitória de Guimarães, 2-1. For acting outside the home, coach Nuno Manta Santos should favor the defensive organization and passes in depth for the attack, looking for any space to score goals. The central defender Luis Rocha is the best score of the visitors, with 5 goals scored. It is important to underline that the visitors present several weaknesses in both sectors when they play in these conditions, as they scored on average 0.67 goals and suffered 1.53 goals per game. For this game the coach of Feirense can not count on Tiago Silva and Luís Machado, suspended, in addition to Barge, injured.
PREDICTION: Setubal to win @ 1.80
