Vitoria Guimaraes vs Feirense: Preview and Predictions
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Feirense
Portuguese Primeira Liga
Date: Monday, 11th December 2017
Kick-off at 19:00 UK/ 20:00 CET
Venue: Estadio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimaraes).
Vitoria are one of the team that push for a top four finish this season. They will be coming to the matchday 14 sitting at 7th position in the league table to close down the 8 point gap with the fourth placed Braga. The team’s league performances had affected by their involvement in the Europa League, but they can now concentrate entirely on the domestic league with the exit from group stage on the midweek.
Form-wise, Guimaraes has picked up the pace in recent games by winning 3 of their last four games, while they suffered a defeat against Benfica.
Moreover, Vitoria can be confident of their home record this season which reads 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from 6 games. And none of those defeats came against team behind the top three in the league table.
Meanwhile, Feirense are moving close to the relegation zone and currently stay 3 points above the bottom two teams. Their current form is nothing to write about as they lost 8 of their last 9 and are currently on a four match losing streak.
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Feirense: Head-to-head
Most of the games between these two sides are closely contested but Guimaraes often got the better of Feirense in the end.
The last 9 saw Guimaraes winning 4 times and lost just once with the remaining 4 games ending in stalemates.
The teams recently met in the cup game at the same venue for Monday’s match three weeks ago and Guimaraes once again edged a narrow win by 2-1 margin.
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Feirense: Predictions
The home side are without a doubt the firm favourites to win this one. They only teams that beat them at home in this campaign are the two elite sides, Sporting and Benfica. And there has been 3 wins and a draw picked up from the remaining four home games.
On the other hand, Feirense are relegation bound and nothing is coming together for them at the moment. The team lost their last four games in the league and 8 out of their last 9. So, Vitoria to win has to be a banker bet for this match.
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Feirense: Bet Tips
Vitoria Guimaraes to win @ 1.55 odd
Over 1.5 team goals for Guimaraes @ 1.75 odd.
Source : http://www.goalextra.com/blog/2017/12/10/vitoria-guimaraes-vs-feirense-preview-and-predictions/