Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
23/12/2023
10:30 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Rio Ave
After dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Boavista, Vitoria Guimaraes will look to return to winning ways in the Primeira Liga when they face Rio Ave on Saturday afternoon. Guimaraes defeated league leaders Sporting CP 3-2 in their last home game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Rio Ave. As Alvaro Pacheco has a full squad to choose from, home win should be considered.
Los Rioavistas, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last four league matches. Luis Freire’s troops are sitting just above the danger zone and given their poor away record (0-3-3), we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to the district of Braga. In their last meeting in the Portuguese top flight Guimaraes defeated Rio Ave 1-0.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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