AD Sanjoanense

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Vitoria Guimaraes B

Preview

Sanjoanense

• Sanjoanense are on a run of five straight defeats in Liga 3, Group A.
• Sanjoanense have won just three of their 17 Liga 3, Group A matches in 2025-26, with four draws and ten defeats, and have failed to win in their eight home games this season.
• This will be a fascinating tactical chess match between the coaches, with the hosts’ high press and wide overloads up against a Vitoria side that likes to keep possession and defend deep.

Vitoria Guimaraes B

• Vitoria Guimaraes B are in better form than Sanjoanense and have a superior away record in Liga 3, Group A.
• Vitoria Guimaraes B have won three, drawn four, and lost only once in eight away matches.
• Gil Lameiras has done a good job at Vitoria since taking over in July 2024, instilling tactical discipline and prioritising youth development while keeping them in the promotion race.
• They come into this matchup in mixed form after two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five, and have scored just seven times in eight road matches this season.

Key Players

• Talles Wander is their main man up front with six goals in 14 Liga 3 games this term, and he provides a spark for a team that has struggled to score recently.
• Miguel Nogueira is the main man for Vitoria with six in nine appearances in the league and two in his last five games.

Betting Insights

• Vitoria Guimaraes B are favourites at 2.05, Sanjoanense are 3.21, and the draw is 3.3.
• Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.72.

Prediction

• The hosts are in a bad run of form and the away record of Vitoria is superior, so I’m backing the bookies’ favorites to take all three points here.
• However, with Vitoria’s modest scoring on the road and Sanjoanense’s leaky defense, Over 2.5 goals at 1.72 looks a decent bet, too.