Early Saturday evening, the program of the next day of the 8th round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga will open with a match between Visela and Portamonense. We present to your attention the forecast for this match.
"Vizela"
The Viselians occupy the 15th place in the standings, ahead of the zone of transitional matches by only 1 point. The only victory this season was obtained in the first round. In all three September matches, the team lost to Alvar Pachek, losing away to Benfica (1:2) and Braga (0:2), and between these meetings losing to Estoril on their own field (0:1).
"Portmonense"
The "Portonense" is doing much better – 15 points scored and 4th place in the standings. In the last six rounds, the "black and white" managed to win 5 times, losing only in the round before last in Lisbon to the local Sporting (0:4). They managed to recover from the crushing loss quite quickly, so before leaving for an international break, they beat Shavish at home (1-0).
Statistics and figures
- "Vizela" has a 6-match winless streak (2 draws + 4 defeats), and the last 3 matches were lost;
- In five of the seven matches played by "Vizela" this season, the "Total less than 2.5" bet was held;
- "Vizela" has won only 1 match out of the last nine at home, losing four times;
- "Vizela" has a 3-match series without defeats in face-to-face matches with "Portmonense", but the last 2 matches ended in a draw;
- "Portonense" has won 5 matches out of the last six, losing only once;
- In three of the last four matches, "Portmonense" did not miss;
- "Portmonense" has an 8-match unbeaten away streak (3 wins + 5 losses).
Forecast
"Vizela" started the championship well, but then began to lose. A two-week pause could help her reboot, while "Portmonense" could lose courage during this time. It will not be easy for the hosts to win, but a draw in this meeting is quite likely.