Portimonense – Vitoria Guimaraes : Prediction & Betting Tips

January 17 in the Championship of Portugal will be the match of the 18th round. The Portimonense club will play against Vitoria Guimaraes in the home arena.

Stadium: City Stadium (Portimao)
Referee: Hugo Miguel

Losses
Portimonense: Lazaar (injury). Kande (in the national team)
Vitoria Guimaraes: Estupinan (coronavirus). Edwards (disqualified). Semedo, Sako, Mumin (in the national team).

Team Form
Portimonense is in seventh place in the Portuguese Championship. After 17 matches in the league, the team showed the following results: seven wins, three draws, and seven losses. The team’s attack in these matches organized 18 goals, and the defense made the same number of scoring errors.

At the same time, Portimonense players perform better away from home. The hosts have lost five of nine matches in-home games, scoring only six goals at home. It should be noted that in the last round of the Championship, Portimonense conceded at home to Maritimo (1:2). At the stage of the quarterfinals of the cup, the club sensationally flew out from Marfa (2:4).

Vitoria Guimaraes is signaling eighth place in the Portuguese Championship ahead of the upcoming game. The team was able to record six wins and five draws in its assets, allowing six losses from rivals in the league.

In away matches of the Championship, Vitoria plays poorly: two wins, three draws, and four defeats with a total goal-to-miss ratio of 9:11. At the same time, in the last three rounds of the league, the club scored only one point – a home draw with Boavista (1: 1), between which there were away defeats from Santa Clara (0: 1) and Gil Vicente (2: 3).

Forecast and betting
Portimonense and Vitoria Guimaraes are approaching the face-to-face confrontation after a series of unsuccessful games. At the same time, both teams claim a place in the European Cup zone, which should motivate the hosts and guests to play on the attack. We offer a bet on the exchange of goals.