Gil Vicente vs Vitoria Guimaraes Predictions

• Fewer than three goals have been scored in three of Gil Vicente’s last five league games.
• Fewer than three goals have been scored in two of Vitoria Guimaraes’ last three league games.
• Gil Vicente have scored four goals in their last seven home Primeira Liga contests.

Relegation-threatened Roosters in need of wake-up call

Vitoria Guimaraes will face relegation-threatened Gil Vicente in Monday evening’s late Primeira Liga game in Barcelos.

The visitors are in their customary sixth position on the back of some solid home form, but they have only won one of their last six road games in the league. Four of the five games that they could not take all three points in were against fellow top-8 sides, however, and Gil Vicente are hanging down at the bottom in 16th place.

In their last game at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, the Roosters ended a three-game home losing streak with a 1-0 win over a Santa Clara side that have lost four and drawn one of their five games since the start of December. The appointment of coach Daniel Sousa in November has produced a small bounce, but last week’s 1-0 loss to Boavista was a setback. If they can get back on track, they could claim a draw in this contest, but it will not be a high-scoring game.

Under 2.5 goals the play for Monday night matchup

The Roosters have scored four goals in their last seven home Primeira Liga contests and none against top-half clubs. Similarly, Guimaraes’ away scoring has been inconsistent with only three goals registered in their last five.

Taking the odds-on price for fewer than three goals to be scored looks sensible given three of Gil Vicente’s last five league games and two of Vitoria Guimaraes’ last three league games have seen under 2.5 goals land.

A 1-1 draw is the preferred correct score play as Gil Vicente have not scored more than once in their last eight league games while Guimaraes have hit multiple goals in only one of their seven road trips so far this season.

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