Gil Vicente vs Maritimo Predictions

Gil Vicente lost 2-1 away at fellow newly-promoted side Famalicao and hover two points above the relegation zone, while Maritimo picked up a good point at home against title-challengers Porto.

All of the stats suggest that a double chance bet on the visitors is the best way to go in Sunday’s game and we’ve backed the pair to play out a 1-1 draw.

Maritimo have only lost one of their last six matches against Gil Vicente and haven’t lost any of their last four trips to the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. Both teams scored in four of the pairs’ last six encounters and under 2.5 goals have been produced in three of their last five meetings, so you can see just why we’ve backed a 1-1 draw between the duo this weekend.

The form of both teams heading into Sunday’s clash suggests that the visitors stand a good chance of avoiding defeat, as Gil Vicente have only won one of their last six matches and Maritimo have only lost two of their last six games. The midweek draw at home against Porto is bound to have handed the Maritimo players a much-needed confidence boost, while Gil Vicente’s defeat to Famalicao may well have had the polar opposite effect.

The performances of these two clubs during the last month or so provides more reasons to back a final score of 1-1, as both teams scored in three of Gil Vicente’s last five and five of Maritimo’s last six matches, while under 2.5 goals were produced in four of Gil Vicente’s last six and three of Maritimo’s last five matches.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on Maritimo will payout this weekend and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Neither of the teams head into the game in good form but Maritimo were able to claim a point against Porto in midweek, which suggests they are playing well. The visitors have outperformed their hosts so far this season and head into the game with a good head to head record against Gil Vicente and, while we have backed a draw between the pair, the double chance bet covers us if Maritimo play as well as they did in midweek and go on to secure all three points on Sunday.