Vitoria Guimaraes
- Vitoria Guimaraes are winless in 3 home games, losing twice.
- The hosts sit 7th in the table with 22 points from 16 games, whilst the visitors are 13th with 16 points from 15.
- Guimaraes have had a poor run of 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats from their last 5 in all competitions.
Nacional Madeira Funchal
- Nacional Madeira Funchal have won 2, drawn 1, and lost 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Nacional are still an emerging force in Portugal’s top tier, and have consolidated their position.
- Nacional are unbeaten in 3 coming into this fixture, following a 3-1 home win over Tondela and a 2-2 away draw at AVS Futebol SAD.
Head-to-Head
Vitoria Guimaraes are unbeaten in their last 2 Primeira Liga matches vs Nacional Funchal , 1 win, 1 draw , including a 2-2 home draw last season.
Key Players
- Nacional are more compact and will sit deep, but have shown their ability to build up and be dangerous from set pieces as well as counter-attacking at speed.
- Nelson Oliveira leads the Guimaraes attack with 3 goals in 15 league matches this season, but Oumar Camara has chipped in with 2 in the last 5.
- Jesus Ramirez is the main man up front for Nacional, with the forward banging in 9 goals in 15 Primeira Liga games, 3 of which have come in his last 4 matches.
Betting Insights
- Nacional Madeira Funchal are the in-form team and will surely be happy to get a result in Guimaraes, however, the bookmakers are making the home team the slight favorites at 1.97, with Nacional 3.85 and the draw 3.3, which looks a little odd considering the visitors have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2 of 8 Primeira Liga away matches to date, scoring just 8 goals.
- Both Teams To Score looks an excellent value bet at 1.85, reflecting the likelihood of goals given recent defensive records and attacking threats.
Prediction
Guimaraes have been poor recently, but they have the home advantage and a slight edge in squad depth, so we’re going with a narrow 2-1 victory for Pinto’s men.
