Boavista vs Vitoria Setubal Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals have been produced in 77% of Boavista’s home games this season.
• Under 2.5 goals have been produced in 62% of Vitoria Setubal’s away games this season.
• Vitoria Setubal have failed to score in 46% of their away games this season.
• Vitoria Setubal are without a win in their last eight league games.

Boavista leapfrogged Vitoria Setubal in the Primeira Liga last week

Boavista surprised most with their 1-0 win at Braga last time out, a result that means a win on Thursday could lift the hosts as high as 8th in the Primeira Liga table. Vitoria Setubal drew for the fourth straight match when they played host to Santa Clara last week, with the game ending 2-2 despite taking the lead with just 12 minutes left on the clock.

Vitoria Setubal beat Boavista 1-0 when the pair locked horns in November but Thursday’s hosts have won five of the duos’ last seven encounters and will be confident of securing another 3pts against the visitors who are without a win in their last eight matches.

The hosts have a good recent record against the visitors

Our prediction for under 2.5 goals being scored this Thursday is backed up by the fact that fewer than three goals have been produced in 77% of Boavista’s home games this season as well as in 62% of Vitoria Setubal’s away trips. Five of the last seven encounters between the two clubs have also produced under 2.5 goals.

Neither of these clubs are renowned for their goalscoring ability, with both Boavista and Vitoria Setubal averaging 0.77 goals per game this season, way below the league average of 1.21 goals. Boavista have scored 11 goals in 13 home games this season while Vitoria Setubal have netted 11 times in their 13 matches on the road.

A low-scoring match is expected at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI

Buoyed by that 1-0 win over high-flying Braga, we’re predicting a 1-0 win for Boavista on Thursday night. The visitors have failed to score in 46% of their away games this season and Boavista have a good defensive record home and away, with just 24 goals conceded in 26 matches. It’s difficult to predict goals in a game between two teams that value defence over attack but we believe the hosts will do enough to pinch all 3pts on Thursday.

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