Tondela
- CD Tondela are 17th on 20 points from 27 matches.
- Tondela have scored just 0.64 goals per home game in the Portuguese top flight this season.
- Tondela's home record in the Primeira Liga 2025/2026 is one win, six draws and seven losses from 14 games.
Gil Vicente
- Gil Vicente are 6th in the Primeira Liga 2025/2026 on 45 points from 28 games.
- Gil Vicente have won four and drawn six of their 14 away league games this season, scoring 17 times on the road.
- Gil Vicente are a possession-based side with a high-tempo 4-2-3-1, which is different to most teams in the division.
- César Peixoto’s team press selectively and like to play the ball out from the back, but have a high offensive output and plenty of movement from their wide players.
- Gil Vicente are in mixed form, but with no wins in their last two away fixtures.
Head-to-Head
Tondela won the reverse fixture 1-0 away.
Key Players
- Pedro Henryque is the main threat in the final third for Tondela, but he is far from prolific, scoring just six times in 27 Portuguese top-flight appearances.
- Gil Vicente’s Pablo, on the other hand, is red-hot, scoring ten times in just 13 appearances in the league this term.
- Bebeto has scored two of **Tondela’s four recent goals, he is the kind of player who can find the net when his team is struggling and seems a good anytime goalscorer bet.
Betting Insights
- The odds are 1.96 for an away win.
- Over 2.5 goals is 2.25.
- Both teams to score - No is a strong bet at 1.75.
Prediction
- Tondela won the reverse fixture 1-0 away, but Gil Vicente look the likelier winners in Monday’s game.
- Gil Vicente suffered a narrow 1-0 away loss to Santa Clara but bounced back with a convincing 3-0 home win over AVS Futebol SAD.
- This fixture represents a real tactical clash, with Gil Vicente looking to dominate the ball and Tondela looking to sit deep, hoping to break on the counter.
- Gil Vicente’s directness and energy should be enough to overcome Tondela, but there is a chance this game will be a low-scoring game as the home team will park the bus in front of goal.
