Chaves
- Chaves are unbeaten in five games (W4, D1), with a home win against Pacos de Ferreira and an away win at Oliveirense in their last two.
- Chaves have an impressive home record of W2, D4, L1 in Segunda this season, conceding an average of just 0.57 goals per game at home.
Portimonense
Portimonense have lost four in a row and have just one point from their last five matches.
Head-to-Head
- Portimonense tend to play high-tempo soccer, with the ball moving wide and back with their wing-backs pushing forward in either 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 systems.
- Chaves prefer to set up in a 5-4-1 system and are more interested in maintaining a tight defensive shape and hitting fast breaks.
- Home advantage has been a key factor in this matchup with Chaves winning two of the last three, including a 2-0 success over Portimonense eight months ago.
Key Players
- Roberto has been in good form during Chaves’s unbeaten run, scoring 7 goals in 15 league appearances so far this campaign, including 3 in Chaves’s last 5.
- Tamble Monteiro has 7 goals in 12 Liga Segunda appearances this campaign.
Betting Insights
- Chaves are the clear favorites here at 1.66 and it is difficult to see any value in taking Portimonense at 5.01.
- Both teams to score is available at 1.82, and Portimonense have scored 9 goals in 6 Segunda away games this season.
Prediction
But Chaves have been so solid at home, conceding just 0.57 goals per home game , that under 2.5 goals at 1.89 is a safer bet.
