CD Trofense (home)
- CD Trofense have lost four of their last five matches in all competitions and scored just once in their last four.
- Coimbra will want to play a pragmatic, direct style of soccer and has many options to rotate in to maintain the intensity and tempo, while his 3-4-3 has the pace and width to unlock a stubborn defense.
Amarante (away)
- Amarante are unbeaten in their last five competitive games (Won 2, Drawn 3), including a dramatic 90+8’ equaliser against Belenenses.
- Alex Costa’s men have been solid, gritty and compact, with an intense pressing style that is disciplined enough to allow his players to recover and re-group with their defensive shapes intact.
Head-to-Head
- Amarante have won three of their last five head-to-head encounters with Trofense, who have won one and drawn one.
- Amarante have the same problem as their rivals, with the absence of Felicitano leaving them thin on numbers in the attacking zones, but their recent form suggests they will outgun the home team.
CD Trofense
- Moussa Diarra is one of the top scorers for Trofense this season, but he is an old-fashioned, direct forward that can provide his side with the direct threat up front that will always be a danger to the opposition.
- His strike partners, Gonçalo Cunha and Nuninho, have also hit some key goals and provided some assists, but both had a bigger impact in the first half of the campaign.
- Edu Duarte and Ivandro add width, energy and drive from midfield and are the primary reason that Trofense look to play such a vertical and direct game in transition.
Amarante
- Saint Louis has been the star performer of late, bagging the 90+8’ equaliser against Belenenses and is usually involved in the late attacking moves, while Moisés Conceição is the impact sub that has been instrumental in Amarante’s recent wins.
- Evandro and Rui Pedro have been the midfield anchors of Amarante’s Promotion Round campaign so far, both contributing heavily in goal actions.
Betting Insights
- Amarante FC are slight favorites to take all three points, available at 2.35, while Trofense are 2.97 and the draw is 2.95.
- Amarante are sitting top of the table with around 29 points and Trofense are just two points below, inside the promotion group with around 27.
- The under 2.5 goals market is priced at 1.43.
Prediction
- The 1.43 on the under 2.5 goals market suggests pundits expect a tight, tense contest where set-pieces and late goals could be decisive.
- We’ll take Amarante to win, but expect a low-scoring match and a close regional rivalry game.
